A chopping boy or girl; a lusty child.
·superl Lustful; lascivious. II. Lusty ·superl Beautiful; handsome; pleasant. III. Lusty ·superl E...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
·adj Stout or plump; large. II. Chopping ·noun Act of cutting by strokes. III. Chopping ·p.pr. & ·...
A synonym of cockling sea (which see). ...
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