\Chop"ping\, a. [Cf. {Chubby}.]
Stout or plump; large. [Obs.] --Fenton.

\Chop"ping\, a. [See {Chop} to barter.]
Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having
tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping
sea.

\Chop"ping\, n.
Act of cutting by strokes.
{Chopping block}, a solid block of wood on which butchers and
   others chop meat, etc.
{Chopping knife}, a knife for chopping or mincing meat,
   vegetables, etc.; -- usually with a handle at the back of
   the blade instead of at the end.