The first stomach of a fowl; the craw.

The top or highest part of a thing; the end.

That which is gathered; the corn, or fruits of the earth collected; harvest. The word includes every species of fruit or produce, gathered for man or beast.

Corn and other cultivated plants while growing; a popular use of the word.

Any thing cut off or gathered.

Hair cut close or short.

To cut off the ends of any thing; to eat off; to pull off; to pluck; to mow; to reap; as, to crop flowers, trees, or grass. Man crops trees or plants with an instrument, or with his fingers; a beast crops with his teeth.

To cut off prematurely; to gather before it falls. While force our youth, like fruits, untimely crops.

To yield harvest.