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"cropper" Definition

  1. a heavy fall, a decided failure. Term originally used in the hunting-field, but now general, and not at all confined to physical matters.
  2. “to go a CROPPER,” or “to come a CROPPER,” _i.e._, to fail badly.

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Position in the dictionary: 845 of 4022 slang words.
Next words in the dictionary: croppie, cross, cross cove and molisher, cross-buttock, cross-crib, cross., crossed, crow, crowsfeet, crug
Previous words in the dictionary: cropped, crop up, crooky, crooked, crone, crocus, crocodiles’ tears, croaks, croaker, croak

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