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System and type of sharecropping
The crop-lien system was a credit system that became widely used by cotton farmers in the United States in the South from the 1860s to the 1940s. In the
Crop-lien_system
Agrarian economic movement in late 19th century America
the goals of the organization was to end the adverse effects of the crop-lien system on farmers in the period following the American Civil War. The alliance
Farmers'_Alliance
U.S. state
agriculture to commodity agriculture. Among this time the notorious Crop-Lien system developed and was financially difficult on landless whites and blacks
North_Carolina
Use of land by a tenant in return for a share of the crops produced
they remain in debt. A new system of credit, the crop lien, became closely associated with sharecropping. Under this system, a planter or merchant extended
Sharecropping
Populist political party, 1892 to 1909
promoted collective economic action by farmers in order to cope with the crop-lien system, which left economic power in the hands of a mercantile elite that
Populist Party (United States)
Populist_Party_(United_States)
Period after American Civil War (1865–1877)
depended on new state laws creating the "crop-lien system". The merchant legally owned the entire commercial crop (usually cotton) from planting to harvest
Reconstruction_era
Security on property or debt
who grants the lien, is referred to as the lienee and the person who has the benefit of the lien is referred to as the lienor or lien holder. The etymological
Lien
Historic building, former plantation store
Street in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The store served as part of the crop-lien system, during the time of sharecropping which impacted the lives of many
Caspiana_Plantation_Store
City in Georgia, United States
the asylum and penitentiary, while many farmers transitioned to the crop-lien system—a practice that often trapped them in cycles of debt. In the following
Milledgeville,_Georgia
Political ideology
agricultural collectivization and worker-owned farms and against the crop lien system, usury, and tenancy. The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF)
Agrarian_socialism
grow cotton. The "crop-lien system involved local merchants who lent money for food and supplies all year, and then split the cotton crop to pay the debts
History_of_Mississippi
1900 lynching of an African-American in North Carolina
dynamic of tenant farming. Tenant farmers in the South worked under a crop-lien system that saw them saddled by debt and forced into indentured servitude
Forest_City_lynching
Democratic primary. It was criticized for a lack of action on taxation, the crop lien system, and the regulation of railroads and out-of-state corporations. As
91st_Georgia_General_Assembly
American politician (1847–1918)
pay of financial interests for agricultural problems, including the crop lien system that left many farmers struggling to pay bills. He assailed his listeners
Benjamin_Tillman
Economy during US racial segregation era
farmer working under the crop lien system, whether due to crop failure or merchant monopoly; however, the criminal-surety system functioned in a similar
Jim_Crow_economy
Political party in the United States
the Southern farmer a chief concrete evil was the crop-lien system, mortgages on their future crops for furnished supplies by which cotton farmers fell
Farmers'_movement
agreements and working as sharecroppers, tenant farmers, and within the crop-lien system. Southern black cotton farmers faced discrimination from the north
History of African-American agriculture
History_of_African-American_agriculture
List of definitions of terms and concepts commonly used in agriculture
product over very large land areas in a relatively efficient manner. crop-lien system A farm financing scheme whereby money is loaned at the beginning of
Glossary_of_agriculture
Evolution of American rural life and agriculture over centuries
depended on new state laws creating the "crop-lien system". The merchant legally owned the entire commercial crop (usually cotton) from planting to harvest
Rural_American_history
American historian and archivist (1932–2003)
labor force, the predations of Reconstruction-era politics, and the crop-lien system — genuinely did reduce many Louisiana farming families to subsistence
Glenn_R._Conrad
Canadian conservationist
Ordin Jon Lien CM ONL (19 March 1939 - 14 April 2010), nicknamed “the Whale Man”, was a Canadian conservationist, researcher, professor, and organic farmer
Jon_Lien
Legal mechanisms used to secure the performance of obligations
jurisdictions, albeit with a wider sense, as it also covers non-possessory lien. A mortgage in itself is not a debt, it is the lender's security for a debt
Mortgage_law
Imperial Vietnamese dynasty (1225–1400)
Ngô Sĩ Liên 1993, p. 168. Ngô Sĩ Liên 1993, p. 172. Ngô Sĩ Liên 1993, p. 217. Ngô Sĩ Liên 1993, p. 289. Ngô Sĩ Liên 1993, p. 176. Ngô Sĩ Liên 1993, p
Trần_dynasty
Yuan dynasty politician
Lian Xixian (Chinese: 廉希憲; pinyin: Lián Xīxiàn; Wade–Giles: Lien Hsi-hsien, 26 June 1231 — 12 December 1280), born Hindu (Chinese: 忻都) was an Uyghur politician
Lian_Xixian
Australian and South-West Indian cyclone in 2023
20 February, contact was lost with the Taiwanese-flagged fishing trawler LV Lien Sheng Fa with a crew of 16 just outside the territorial waters of Mauritius
Cyclone_Freddy
sugar is one of the Philippines' most important agricultural exports. In crop year 2009–2010, 29 sugar mills are operational, divided as follows: thirteen
Sugar industry in the Philippines
Sugar_industry_in_the_Philippines
Type of loan
attorneys fees and costs by borrower (or debtor) must be provided in the lien or by statute which the claim arose, and interest, attorneys fees, and costs
Secured_transaction
agricultural production. Kiet also blamed the state price system for underproduction of key "industrial crops" that Vietnam exported, including jute, sugar, groundnut
Agriculture_in_Vietnam
Country primarily in North America
Christian Social Witness. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 53. ISBN 978-1-56101-188-9. Lien, Arnold Johnson (1913). Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law. Vol
United_States
Natural disaster in Vietnam
(Phú Thọ) 595 mm (23.4 in), Xuân Bình (Thanh Hóa) 836 mm (32.9 in), Cẩm Liên 2 (Thanh Hóa) 811 mm (31.9 in), Mỹ Sơn 1 (Nghệ An) 651 mm (25.6 in), Hủa
2025_Northern_Vietnam_floods
Crime, unlawful taking of personal property
repairs a car had a lien on the car to secure payment for the work. The lien is a possessory lien meaning the repair person has the lien as long as he maintains
Larceny
range from 12.8 to 27.7 °C (55 to 82 °F) in Hoàng Liên Sơn. At the highest altitudes in the Hoang Lien Son range, mean annual temperatures is only 8 °C
Climate_of_Vietnam
Former district in Red River Delta, Vietnam
new communes like Đông Quan, Liên Hoa, Hồng Bạch, Minh Phú, and Hà Giang. November 1, 2024: Further mergers forming Liên An Đô, Phong Dương Tiến, and
Đông_Hưng_district
Famine killing millions (1959–1961)
Eliminate Sparrows campaign resulted in an increase of the population of crop-eating insects, which had no predators without the sparrows. Beginning in
Great_Chinese_Famine
Agency. July 19, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025. "Bão số 3 Wipha cập đất liền Hưng Yên – Ninh Bình, vùng mưa lớn dịch chuyển". VietNamNet News (in Vietnamese)
2025_Pacific_typhoon_season
State of being unable to pay one's debts
may be allowed to hire people to help harvest the crop, because not harvesting and selling the crop would be even worse for his creditors. It has been
Insolvency
later added that tax authorities imposed a 2.1-billion rupee ($25 million) lien on 13 February, "virtually sealed" its bank accounts and confiscated 1.1
2024_Indian_general_election
PricewaterhouseCoopers. February 2017. Retrieved 24 April 2017. Ngô Sĩ Liên 1993, Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư, vol 4. "10th-century Egyptian and Muslim ceramics
Economy_of_Vietnam
City in Texas, United States
Buddhist temples dot the Metroplex including The Buddhist Center of Dallas, Lien Hoa Vietnamese Temple of Irving, and Kadampa Meditation Center Texas and
Dallas
American animated television miniseries
UNKNOWN OVER THE GARDEN WALL" (Press release). Sydney: Turner Broadcasting System. October 8, 2014. Archived from the original on January 18, 2017. Retrieved
Over_the_Garden_Wall
Sophie (23 November 2007). "Francisco Randez prête son visage à Altaïr". Lien Multimédia (in French). Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved
List of Assassin's Creed characters
List_of_Assassin's_Creed_characters
History of the stimulant drug
18 May 2017. Current JD. "Cocaine". Pharmacology for Anesthetists. p. 27. Lien, Nicolas; Feltran, Gabriel (11 March 2025). "(I)llicit Chains: Some New Hypotheses
History_of_cocaine
Suspension of contractual obligations during extreme circumstances
legal systems, it is common for contracts to include specific definitions of force majeure, particularly at the international level. Some systems limit
Force_majeure
Japanese fashion subculture
black sheep La Carte LAGUNA BEACH DENIM Laguna Moon La Pafait LB-03 LDS Lien Lip Service Liz Lisa Doll Love Boat Love girls market LOVE JUNKIE Lolita
Gyaru
Country in Southeast Asia
Hong Lien & Sharrock 2014, p. 55. Kiernan 2017, p. 226. Cottrell 2009, p. 16. Hong Lien & Sharrock 2014, p. 95. Keyes 1995, p. 183. Hong Lien & Sharrock
Vietnam
Promise to assume responsibility for defaulted debt
update the system with added functionality over time. Co-signing Demand guarantee Estreat Fidelity bond Fiduciary Guarantee Indemnity Insurance Lien waiver
Surety
American engineer, vintner, and former NASA astronaut
having a 2010 personal tax lien imposed by the IRS and paid in 2012. Hernández attacked his opponent, Denham, for his tax liens imposed against his business
José_M._Hernández
Mountainous highland region in Guinea
(ed.), Cambrézy Luc (ed.), Quinty Bourgeois Laurence (ed.). Le territoire, lien ou frontière? : identités, conflits ethniques, enjeux et recompositions territoriales
Fouta_Djallon
Protective suit against chemical, bacteriological, and nuclear risks
originate from the Manchurian plague of 1910–1911, wherein Malayan physician Wu Lien-teh promoted the use of various forms of personal protective equipment to
Hazmat_suit
Land, including its buildings and resources
and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as growing crops, minerals or water, and wild animals; immovable property of this nature
Real_estate
Compulsory contribution to state revenue
(chapter 47, verse 24 – the New International Version), it states "But when the crop comes in, give a fifth of it to Pharaoh. The other four-fifths you may keep
Tax
Natural disaster outside human control
may be the central risk assumed by the promisor—e.g., flood insurance or crop insurance—the only variables being the timing and extent of the damage. In
Act_of_God
American politician (born 1969)
for unpaid taxes. Tax liens were placed against Fetterman and his nonprofit totaling $25,000. In 2012, Fetterman paid off the liens. Fetterman is known
John_Fetterman
Historical dress of the Han Chinese people
Chronicle of Dai Viet of Ngô Sĩ Liên in the Later Lê dynasty. The Vietnamese had adopted the Chinese political system and culture during the 1,000 years
Hanfu
the delta system dominated by rice, now the farming system also includes activities related to aquaculture, rearing of animals, cash crops and fruit trees
Rice_production_in_Vietnam
" Agricultural History (2004): 34–49. Gisolfi, Monica Richmond, "From Crop Lien to Contract Farming: The Roots of Agribusiness in the American South,
History of agriculture in the United States
History_of_agriculture_in_the_United_States
Protection from financial loss
real property is vested in the purchaser or mortgagee, free and clear of liens or encumbrances. It is usually issued in conjunction with a search of the
Insurance
Earth blocks for construction
rendus des séances de l'Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres, vol. 98 lien Issue 2, pp. 233–238, 1954 Rosenberg, Danny; Love, Serena; Hubbard, Emily;
Mudbrick
Publishing. ISBN 978-0-8028-2975-7. Wu, Yulin (1995). Memories of Dr. Wu Lien-teh, Plague Fighter. World Scientific. p. 68. ISBN 981-02-2287-4. Ruokanen
Religion_in_China
and the Terracotta Army. Taxes and levies equaled two-thirds of farmers' crops. Discontent with these policies contributed to rebellion and ultimately
Taxation_in_China
American journalist, writer, and political theorist (1886–1968)
early years were a difficult time for her parents because of successive crop failures, illnesses and chronic economic hardships. During her childhood
Rose_Wilder_Lane
Imperial dynasty in Vietnam from 1428 to 1789
thư, Ngô Sĩ Liên, 1993, volume XI, p. 391 Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư, Ngô Sĩ Liên, 1993, volume XI, p. 392 Đại Việt sử ký toàn thư, Ngô Sĩ Liên, 1993, volume
Lê_dynasty
§ cause de non-imputabilité. See moral responsibility, legal responsibility. lien de causalité causal link lieu du crime scene of the crime Usage notes: se
Glossary of French criminal law
Glossary_of_French_criminal_law
Form of indemnity insurance
transaction as the result of a prior lien on the property. Defendant Muirhead, the conveyancer, had discovered the lien prior to the sale but told Watson
Title_insurance
Leader of China from 1949 to 1976
Schram 1966, pp. 76–82. Schram 1966, p. 78. Wilbur, C. Martin; How, Julie Lien-ying (1989). Missionaries of Revolution: Soviet Advisers and Nationalist
Mao_Zedong
Pacific typhoon in 2025
Defense Steering Committee (in Vietnamese). 2026. Retrieved May 17, 2026. "Liên tục bị bão lũ tàn phá, Gia Lai công bố tình huống khẩn cấp". Tien Phong Newspaper
Typhoon_Kalmaegi
1955–1975 war in Southeast Asia
Vietnam War. New York: Barnes and Noble. ISBN 978-0-7607-1697-7. Nguyen, Lien-Hang T. (2012). Hanoi's War: An International History of the War for Peace
Vietnam_War
1883–1949 French protectorate in southeast Asia
Colonial Vietnam. Abingdon, UK: Routledge. ISBN 9781138848184. Claire Thi Liên Trân (11 January 2022). "Indochina (Version 1.0)". 1914-1918-online - International
Annam_(French_protectorate)
Ethnic group in the Sahel and West Africa
Africaine. LONCKE, Sandrine Geerewol (1 September 2015) Musique, danse et lien social chez les Peuls nomades wodaabe du Niger ISBN 9782365190091 Morel,
Fula_people
140. Ngô Sĩ Liên 2009, pp. 154 Ngô Sĩ Liên 2009, pp. 155 Taylor 2013, p. 62. Ngô Sĩ Liên 2009, pp. 160 Ngô Sĩ Liên 2009, pp. 193 Ngô Sĩ Liên 2009, pp. 197
History_of_Vietnam
Colonial flying insect
which was domesticated and farmed (i.e. beekeeping) for honey production and crop pollination. The only other domesticated species is the eastern honey bee
Honey_bee
Religious donation
set amount, but the rabbis suggested it be 1⁄50 of the crop. First tithe was 1⁄10 of the crop. Terumah and terumat maaser were given to priests (kohanim);
Tithe
are described by University of California, Santa Barbara Professor Pei-te Lien as being "acculturated and economically incorporated". One in five is a multiracial
Demographics of Filipino Americans
Demographics_of_Filipino_Americans
Special municipality and oldest city in Taiwan
of Twice. Lien Heng (連橫) (1878–1936), historian, writer of The General History of Taiwan, grandfather of former presidential candidate Lien Chan. En-Yu
Tainan
Erotic practices involving domination and sadomasochism
Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 March 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2015. Lien Holvoet; Wim Huys; Violette Coppens; Jantien Seeuws; Kris Goethals; Manuel
BDSM
Legal regime in which area owned by an individual is held by another person
that if the land is mortgaged, there will be a claim on it in the form of a lien. In modern societies, this is the most common form of land ownership. Land
Land_tenure
Country in Southeast Asia (1945–1976)
international symposium. Michigan State University Press. p. 49. Tran, Thi Lien (November 2005). "The Catholic Question in North Vietnam". Cold War History
North_Vietnam
Agricultural economist
in Agriculture, co-authored by Anderson, Hardaker, Ruud B. M. Huirne, G. Lien, was published. The book was intended as a replacement text for Agricultural
Jock_R._Anderson
Legendary, semi-mythical period in Vietnamese historiography
communities to collectively manage their irrigation systems. These systems in turn produced crop yields that could sustain much higher population densities
Hồng_Bàng_dynasty
Development of insurance practices and institutions from antiquity to the present
terms for sales, commissions, and laytime and receive a bill of parcel and lien authorizing consignment from the consignee. Law 105 stipulated that claims
History_of_insurance
Tropane alkaloid and stimulant drug
Corning JL (1885). "An experimental study". New York Medical Journal. 42: 483. Lien N, Feltran G (11 March 2025). "(I)llicit Chains: Some New Hypotheses Regarding
Cocaine
Academic award of Asia
for Developmental Biology Shimon Sakaguchi Japan Osaka University Tran Ha-Lien Phuong Vietnam Vietnam National University Satoshi Ōmura Japan Kitasato University
Asian_Scientist_100
1958–1962 Chinese socioeconomic campaign
breakdown in the agricultural reporting system". This was partly caused by strong incentives for officials to over-report crop yields. According to Frank Dikötter
Great_Leap_Forward
on that of China's, this ancient system has sustained a highly concentrated population and has made double-cropping wet-rice cultivation possible throughout
Geography_of_Vietnam
innovation such as movable print, improved seeds for rice and other commercial crops, gunpowder, water-powered mechanical clocks, the use of coal as an industrial
Economy_of_the_Song_dynasty
business, filed a separate tax return from Solis, and intended to contest the lien as they were for business taxes he thought he had already paid. The White
Cabinet_of_Barack_Obama
Central government agency in India
"Income tax dept conducts raids across India as illegal financial institutions crop up; shops call it a day". India Today. Archived from the original on 12 November
Income_Tax_Department
Social media platform owned by Meta
in young adult women". First Monday. doi:10.5210/fm.v21i9.6390. Faelens, Lien; Hoorelbeke, Kristof; Cambier, Ruben; van Put, Jill; Van de Putte, Eowyn;
Type of adverse event
Haflidi; Sejrup, Hans Petter; Nygård, Atle; Mienert, Jurgen; Bryn, Petter; Lien, Reidar; Forsberg, Carl Fredrik; Berg, Kjell; Masson, Doug (2004-12-15).
Natural_disaster
Temple in Lukang, Changhua County, Taiwan
ear-cleaning, nose-picking, and scratching. A similar set done by Huang Lien-ji is located in the main hall itself. The rear hall was damaged in 1945
Lukang_Tianhou_Temple
War crimes committed by the Empire of Japan
in Ho Chi Minh City's Institute of Social Sciences such as Dr. Đinh Văn Liên and Professor Mạc Đường for trying to whitewash Japan's atrocities against
Japanese_war_crimes
Pacific typhoon in 2025
including: Tà Si Láng (Lào Cai): 685mm, Xuân Bình (Thanh Hóa): 836mm, Cẩm Liên 2 (Thanh Hóa): 811mm, Mỹ Sơn 1 (Nghệ An): 651mm, Hủa Na (Nghệ An): 659mm
Typhoon_Bualoi
projects, leaving crops to rot in the fields. Under pressure to show revolutionary success, local officials reported wildly exaggerated crop yields, a phenomenon
History_of_China_(1949–1976)
Financial practice supporting a contract's value
borrower's ability to work out a modification scenario with their current lien holder, not to qualify them for a new loan or a refinance. This is typically
Underwriting
will fall through. She has no idea about Cassandra Wilder, who holds the liens on their shares. Her mother, Anna Rossini, arrives for her much anticipated
List_of_Falcon_Crest_episodes
Japanese scorched earth policy in World War II
Japanese troops stripped the countryside of their food stores and razed crop fields, deliberately engineering food shortages to starve the civilian population
Three_Alls_policy
American physician
in farm credit, as well as the end of the vicious southern crop-lien and sharecrop systems" as Martin Ridge summarizes (Ignatius Donnelly, The Portrait
Charles_Macune
Measure of food availability
143 (1): 391–410. doi:10.1007/s11205-018-1975-3. ISSN 1573-0921. Chang Ai-Lien (8 March 2019). "Singapore sets 30% goal for home-grown food by 2030". The
Food_security
weakening system. July 30, 2011 — Tropical Storm Nock-ten (Bão số 3) affected north-central Vietnam with 6,200 acres of rice and other crop fields were
Tropical_cyclones_in_Vietnam
Speculative historical theories
2006. Retrieved March 6, 2008. Adams, James D.; Cecilia Garcia; Eric J. Lien (January 23, 2008). "A Comparison of Chinese and American Indian (Chumash)
Pre-Columbian transoceanic contact theories
Pre-Columbian_transoceanic_contact_theories
CROP LIEN-SYSTEM
CROP LIEN-SYSTEM
Boy/Male
English Shakespearean
Lion. The lion is a figure in art and religious symbolism of many cultures; symbolizing...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the medieval female personal name Line, a reduced form of Cateline (see Catlin) and of various other names, such as Emmeline and Adeline, containing the Anglo-Norman French diminutive suffix -line (originally a double diminutive, composed of the elements -el and -in).French (Liné) : metonymic occupational name for a linen weaver or a linen merchant, from an Old French adjective liné ‘made of linen’.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Chinese, Christian, English, French, German, Latin, Teutonic
Brave as a Lion; Lion-bold; Flute
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name LIEN means "lotus flower."
Female
English
 English short form of Latin Linnaea, LINN means "twin flower." Compare with other forms of Linn.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese unisex name HIEN means "gentle, quiet."
Girl/Female
Australian, Chinese, Dutch, Vietnamese
Lotus Flower; Lotus
Boy/Male
Teutonic American Native American English German
Lion.
Female
German
Variant spelling of German Liese, LIES means "God is my oath."Â
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, German
Lion; The Lion is a Figure in Art and Religious Symbolism of Many Cultures; Symbolizing Kingliness and Grandeur and Courage
Boy/Male
Australian, Chinese
Lotus Flower
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name TIEN means "angel, fairy, spirit."
Female
Swedish
 Short form of Swedish Linnéa, LINN means "twin flower." Compare with other forms of Linn.
Female
Welsh
 Welsh name LINN means "lake" or "waterfall." Compare with other forms of Linn.
Female
Welsh
 Variant spelling of Welsh Linn, LIN means "lake" or "waterfall." Compare with another form of Lin.
Male
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name VIEN means "completion."
Male
English
 Short form of English Leonard, LEN means "lion-strong." Compare with another form of Len.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a harvester of fruit, vegetables, or corn, from Middle English cropp, a noun derivative of cropt(en) ‘to pick’. Compare Cropper.English : topographic name for someone who lived at the top of a hill, Middle English cropp.Americanized spelling of German Kropp or of German and Dutch Krapp.
Girl/Female
Dutch
Pure.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : from Old French corp ‘raven’, probably applied as a nickname for someone with glossy dark hair. In some cases the English name may be derived from the cognate Old Norse korpr.
CROP LIEN-SYSTEM
CROP LIEN-SYSTEM
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, English, French
Faithful; Loyal
Boy/Male
Irish Scottish
War. Lively. Aggressive. An Irish surname that has only been used as a first name (either...
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Purity; Righteousness; Honesty
Boy/Male
Hindu
Divine
Boy/Male
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, Danish, English, Indian, Jamaican
Meadow of Ash Trees; Ash Tree Meadow
Girl/Female
Indian
Replacement (The daughter of Hazrat Ali)
Girl/Female
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Tamil, Telugu
River Ganga
Boy/Male
Muslim
Person who Stay with style, Peaceful
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Firm Love
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, Gaelic, Greek, Irish, Jamaican, Latin
A County in Northern Ireland; Land of Owen; Young Soldier; Land of the Noble One
CROP LIEN-SYSTEM
CROP LIEN-SYSTEM
CROP LIEN-SYSTEM
CROP LIEN-SYSTEM
CROP LIEN-SYSTEM
n.
To send, as a letter; as, please drop me a line, a letter, word.
n.
A drop press or drop hammer.
n.
Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop.
v. i.
The cry of the cock. See Crow, v. i., 1.
n.
Flax; linen.
n.
To give birth to; as, to drop a lamb.
n.
Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.
n.
To cause to fall in one portion, or by one motion, like a drop; to let fall; as, to drop a line in fishing; to drop a courtesy.
n.
Hair cut close or short, or the act or style of so cutting; as, a convict's crop.
n.
See Croup, the rump of a horse.
v. t.
To read or repeat line by line; as, to line out a hymn.
n.
The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or channel; as, East Chop or West Chop. See Chops.
n.
A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline.
n.
The equator; -- usually called the line, or equinoctial line; as, to cross the line.
v. t.
To cause to bear a crop; as, to crop a field.
a.
Short; brittle; as, crup cake.
obs. p. p.
of Lie. See Lain.