lopped

transitive verb lopped, lopping

1. to trim (a tree, etc.) by cutting off branches, twigs, or stems
2. to remove by or as by cutting off: usually with off

Origin: ME loppen < OE loppian, prob. < Scand (as in Norw loppa) < IE *leub-, to peel off, break off, var. of base *leubh- > leaf

noun