lopper n 1: a long-handled pruning saw with a curved blade at the end and sometimes a clipper; used to prune small trees [syn: {pruner}, {pruning hook}, {lopper}]
Lopper \Lop"per\, n. One who lops or cuts off. [1913 Webster]
Lopper \Lop"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loppered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Loppering}.] [Cf. Prov. G. l["u]bbern, levern, OHG. giliber[=o]n, G. luppe, lab, rennet.] To turn sour and coagulate from too long standing, as milk. [1913 Webster]