CHOP (9)

Chop, n. [[Chin. & Hind. chāp stamp, brand.]] 1. 1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop.
2. 2. A permit or clearance.
Chop dollar, a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity. — chop of tea, a number of boxes of the same make and quality of leaf. — Chowchow chop. See under Chowchow. — Grand chop, a ship's port clearance. S. W. Williams.