Chop"per (?), n. One who, or that which, chops.
Chop"ping (?), a. [Cf. Chubby.] Stout or plump; large. [Obs.] Fenton.
Chop"ping, a. [See Chop to barter.] Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping sea.
Chop"ping, n. Act of cutting by strokes.
Chopping block, a solid block of wood on which butchers and others chop meat, etc. -- Chopping knife, a knife for chopping or mincing meat, vegetables, etc.; -- usually with a handle at the back of the blade instead of at the end.
Chop"py (?), a. [Cf. Chappy.] 1. Full of cracks. "Choppy finger." Shak.