n.
Pronunciation: ' kräp
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, craw, head of a plant, yield of a field, from Old English cropp craw, head of a plant; akin to Old High German kropf goiter, craw
Date: before 12th century
1 : a pouched enlargement of the gullet of many birds that serves as a receptacle for food and for its preliminary maceration also : an enlargement of the gullet of another animal (as an insect)
2 a (1) : a plant or animal or plant or animal product that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence <an apple crop > <a crop of wool> (2) : the total yearly production from a specified area b : the product or yield of something formed together <the ice crop > c : a batch or lot of something produced during a particular cycle <the current crop of films> d : COLLECTION <a crop of lies>
3 : the stock or handle of a whip also : a riding whip with a short straight stock and a loop
4 [ 2 crop ] a : the part of the chine of a quadruped (as a domestic cow) lying immediately behind the withers ― usually used in plural ― see COW illustration b : an earmark on an animal especially : one made by a straight cut squarely removing the upper part of the ear c : a close cut of the hair