croppe

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === From Old English cropp, croppa, from Proto-West Germanic *kropp, from Proto-Germanic *kruppaz (“body; lump; bunch; crop”). Doublet of croupe. ==== Alternative forms ==== crop, crope, cropp, croupe, crowpe ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈkrɔp(ə)/ ==== Noun ==== croppe (plural croppes) The crop (avian digestive organ) The top of a plant or tree: A plant's aboveground portion. A seedling or bud; a new plant. 14th c. Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales. General Prologue: 5-6. A year's harvest or crop. (rare, figuratively) The head or end of something. (rare, derogatory) The stomach or belly. ===== Related terms ===== croppen ===== Descendants ===== English: crop Scots: crap, crop, croip, cropt, croup, croop → Welsh: cropa === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== croppe alternative form of croupe === Etymology 3 === ==== Verb ==== croppe alternative form of croppen