chowchow chop

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.

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

chow-chow \chow-chow\ (chou"chou`), n.

1.chopped pickles in mustard sauce.

Syn: chowchow. [WordNet 1.5]

2.a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger.

Syn: chowchow. [WordNet 1.5]

3.a breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed to have originated in north China.

Syn: chow, chow chow. [WordNet 1.5]

Chowchow chop, the last lighter containing the small sundry packages sent off to fill up a ship. --S. W. Williams. [1913 Webster]