Cropping may refer to:
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Cropping (punishment)
Cropping is the removal of a person's ears as an act of physical punishment. It was performed along with the pillorying or immobilisation in the stocks, and sometimes alongside punishments such as branding or fines. The punishment is describe ...
, the removal of a person's ears as a punishment
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Cropping (animal), cutting the ears of an animal shorter, usually trimming to shape the pinnae
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Docking (animal)
Docking is the intentional removal of part of an animal's tail or, sometimes, ears. The term cropping is more commonly used in reference to the cropping of ears, while ''docking'' more commonly—but not exclusively—refers to the tail. The ter ...
, cutting a part of an animal tail, less commonly used in reference to ears
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Cropping (image), removing unwanted outer parts of an image
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Scrapbooking, also called cropping, the creation of cards and or scrapbooks in unique and creative ways as a hobby
It may also mean:
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Crop farming
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people ...
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