01 n. The pouchlike enlargement of the gullet of birds, serving as a receptacle for food; the craw.
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1.
The pouchlike enlargement of the gullet of birds, serving as a receptacle for food; the craw.
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2.
The top, end, or highest part of anything, especially of a plant or tree.[Obs.]
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3.
That which is cropped, cut, or gathered from a single felld, or of a single kind of grain or fruit, or in a single season; especially, the product of what is planted in the earth; fruit; harvest.“Lab'ring the soil, and reaping plenteous crop, Corn, wine, and oil.” — Milton.
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4.
Grain or other product of the field while standing.
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5.
Anything cut off or gathered.“Guiltless of steel, and from the razor free, It falls a plenteous crop reserved for thee.” — Dryden.
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6.
Hair cut close or short, or the act or style of so cutting; as, a convict's crop.
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7.
A projecting ornament in carved stone. Specifically, a finial.(Arch.) [Obs.]
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8.
Tin ore prepared for smelting.(Mining.)
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9.
A riding whip with a loop instead of a lash.
Phrases & compounds
Neck and crop —
altogether; roughly and at once.