See Also: rebuke(1)(dictionary)
rebuke(2)(dictionary)
rebuke(dictionary)

lopping (iou) and rebuke(1) (iou)


lopping (iou)



lopping noun. E16.
[from LOP verb1 + -ING1.]
The action of LOP verb1. E16.
In pl. Branches and shoots lopped from a tree; material for lopping. L16.

rebuke(1) (iou)



rebuke noun. LME.
[from the verb.]
A shameful or disgraceful check. LME-L15.
b. Shame, disgrace. L15-L16.
(A) reproof, (a) reprimand. LME.
W. S. Churchill The uproar..brought a..rebuke from Mr Secretary Cecil. A. Kenny The Archbishop..offering neither exhortation nor rebuke.
A check, a stop. L15-E17.