chop

, or chapp

The entrance of a channel, as the Chops of the English Channel.

II.

A permit or license of departure for merchant ships in the China trade. A Chinese word signifying quality. Also, an imperial chop or mandate; a proclamation.

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← chapp × chop-about, to →

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