What is the meaning of CROPPER. Phrases containing CROPPER
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Come a cropper is British slang for to suffer a misfortune, to fall, to have an accident.
Cropper is slang for a fall on one's head when riding at full speed, as in hunting; hence, a sudden failure or collapse.
Vrb phrs. 1. To fall heavily. 2. To fail.
Come to ruin, fail, or fall heavily. "He had big plans to get rich, but it all became a cropper, when the railroad didn't come through."
n sudden failure. Only really used in the phrase “come a cropper,” e.g., Your uncle Arthur came a cropper on his motorcycle one evening after a few beers! It means something particularly bad has happened to the person in question. Most likely they died.
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A variety of pigeon with a large crop; a pouter.
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A fall on one's head when riding at full speed, as in hunting; hence, a sudden failure or collapse.
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One that crops.
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A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts or rod iron, or for facing cloth.
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