Linda Johnson Rice

The magazines were born out of a need that my parents saw: that there were no magazines that really spoke to black people. 'Ebony' wrote about architects and artists, the share cropper who sent his nine kids to college, real African Americans at a time when everyone else only covered them as entertainers and athletes.

American Businesswoman

E. M. Forster

I distrust Great Men. They produce a desert of uniformity around them and often a pool of blood too, and I always feel a little man's pleasure when they come a cropper.

English Novelist

Used mainly to describe someone involved in harvesting crops, not general farming activities.

Agricultural Context

Can refer to machines that are specifically designed for cutting or harvesting crops on a farm.

Not Just Human

Primarily British usage, may confuse people from other English-speaking regions.

British Slang

Sometimes used metaphorically to describe a significant failure or setback in any context.

Metaphorical Use

Used to describe the function in software, hence not related to physical cutting.

Digital Editing

Often included in photo editing programs like Photoshop or online editors.

Specific Software Use

Refers to specialized tools designed for a specific type of cutting, like pruning.

Specialized Equipment

Does not refer to all cutting tools, but those meant to 'crop' or trim plants.

Not General Cutting

 And it has in one corner of it, a field in very, very shallow water. In less than a foot there is a field of beautiful purple-laced coral intermingled with a cropper coral and stagnant coral. It's absolutely beautiful.

Cropper