'Chioppine' definitions:
Definition of 'chioppine'
From: GCIDE
- 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.] [1913 Webster]
- Your ladyship is nearer to heaven than when I saw you last, by the altitude of a chopine. --Shak. [1913 Webster]