chop of tea

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Chop \Chop\, n. [Chin. & Hind. ch[=a]p stamp, brand.] [1913 Webster]

1.Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop. [1913 Webster]

2.A permit or clearance. [1913 Webster]

Chop dollar, a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity.

chop of tea, a number of boxes of the same make and quality of leaf.

Chowchow chop. See under Chowchow.

Grand chop, a ship's port clearance. --S. W. Williams. [1913 Webster]

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