See Also: Cropper(dictionary)
cropper(1)(dictionary)
cropper(2)(dictionary)
cropper(dictionary)
share-cropper(dictionary)
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Cropper - Horse Racing(gambling)

cropper(2) (iou)



cropper noun2. colloq. M19.
[Perh. from neck and crop s.v. NECK noun1.]
A heavy fall; fig. a severe misfortune, personal failure, etc.
come a cropper fall heavily; be ruined, suffer sudden misfortune.