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Definition: chioppine
Chopine
\Cho*pine"\, n. [Cf. OF. chapin, escapin, Sp. chapin,
Pg. chapim.]
A clog, or patten, having a very thick sole, or in some cases
raised upon a stilt to a height of a foot or more. [Variously
spelt
chioppine,
chopin, etc.]
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Your ladyship is nearer to heaven than when I saw you
last, by the altitude of a chopine. --Shak.
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