Read full poem →Most mournfully away in an old chest
Of hers, and put some chopped-up cedar boughs
In with them, and tore down the slaughter-house.
Dictionary Entry
Cut into small pieces, often with repeated blows or strokes.
In a Sentence
“The chef chopped the onions finely for the soup.”
Origin
From Middle English 'choppen', of imitative origin, possibly related to Dutch 'hakken' (to hack).
Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “chopped”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →And all that while the little _Dimbula_ pitched and chopped, and swung
and slewed, and lay down as though she were going to die, and got up