Chop, n.
  1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop.
  2. A permit or clearance.
  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.
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