Cropping
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Cropping is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of crop.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of crop.
More Meanings
- The act by which something is cut short or truncated.
- (agriculture) The growing of crops.
- (mining) An outcrop that is mined for the ore it contains.
Example Sentences
The vet was regularly called upon to perform ear croppings.
Their croppings are either entirely barren or contain only a moderate amount of copper, but much richer ore is ordinarily found just above the chalcocite zone.
The cropping of the Quincy ore-bearing bed, the equivalent of the Daly West bed, is stated to have been found at the east end of the present mine and just below the present wagon road.
Word Forms
- croppings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include close-cropped, clipped, docked, lopped, planted, pruned.
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