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croppe1 (c.1270)

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crop,  crope,  croup,  croupe,  crupe, 
(pl. cros  Five Med MSS 151.E357)  
  FEW:  *kruppa *16,417a Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF:  crope (*)  DMF:  crope  TLF: ∅ OED:  crop n.  MED:  crop n.  DMLBS:  croppa 

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1bot.trees(of plants, tree) cutting, tip, branch cut off: 
( MS: s.xiiiex )  Pernez la racine de warence e le croup de cholet […]  Pop Med 281.121
( MS: c.1300 )  Destemprez tot el jus de crops de runces  Pop Med 319.46
( 1340 )  il avera les braunches et les croppes (var. croups)  YBB 14-15 Ed III 107
( MS: s.xiv )  cime gallice: cropis  TLL ii 58
( 1373 )  que vous soeffrez monsire R. de F. faire son profit de les croppes des cheyns en le boys  GAUNT1 ii 137
2agriculturalharvest, crop: 
( 1397 )  ses bledz de deux auntz, l’un croup en grange et l’autre en terre  Rot Parl1 iii 362
♦ fig. harvest, crop: 
( 1310-11 )  de equité il avereit son crop  YBB Ed II vi 133
3agriculturalbot.chaff, husk: 
( c.1270; MS: s.xiiiex )  Lé testes e lé croupes (var. lez crappes ) e les reimsailles (l. remasilles) de venture de van soient mis ensemble  HENLEY1 98

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crappe 
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