Let not the counsel at the bar chop with the judge.
Bacon.
Chop, n. A change; a vicissitude. Marryat.
Chop, v. t. & i. To crack. See Chap, v. t. & i.
Chop, n. 1. The act of chopping; a stroke.
2. A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of meat; as, a mutton chop.