Chop"ping (?), a. [Cf. Chubby.] Stout or plump; large. [Obs.] Fenton.

Chop"ping, a. [See Chop to barter.] Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping sea.

Chop"ping, n. Act of cutting by strokes.

Chopping block, a solid block of wood on which butchers and others chop meat, etc. -- Chopping knife, a knife for chopping or mincing meat, vegetables, etc.; -- usually with a handle at the back of the blade instead of at the end.

CHOPPING, LUSTY. A chopping boy or girl; a lusty
child.