Meaning of croppie | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A crop circle enthusiast who believes in the paranormal origin of crop circles.
   informal
2. The crappie, a food fish.

Examples

“"Bexar" is correct as to the black bass, croppie and wide-mouthed perch, all of which are very abundant in Texas waters, but whether the ...”

“"Our Croppie," the greatest pan-fish of the West, is highly esteemed by us for the table. We have seen a monster Croppie this spring, weighing over three pounds, taken at Murdock Club Lake, near St. Louis, on the Illinois […]”

“[page 31:] The croppie usually has only six spines in the dorsal, while the calico bass has seven. [page 34:] Such a rod, while being quite light, is strong enough to lift the fish from the water, for the croppie gives very [little resistance. ...] The croppies, and especially the southern croppie or newlight, rise well to the artificial fly, and […]”

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