croppie

How to use croppie in a sentence

• “Requiem for the Croppies” Terraced thousands died, shaking scythes at cannon.

  Seamus Heaney, 1939-2013: Accessible, Yes, and Beautiful | Jimmy So | August 30, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST

• We cannot point out a collection containing the words and music of "Croppies lie down."

  Notes and Queries, Number 72, March 15, 1851 | Various

• A band played at the head of the approaching company, and the men stepped out briskly to the tune of "Croppies Lie Down."

  The Northern Iron | George A. Birmingham

• I've taken my share of loot before this, and I expect some pickings out of the croppies' houses before I've done.

  The Northern Iron | George A. Birmingham

• Here's success to the loyalists and a long rope and short shrift to the rebelly croppies.

  The Northern Iron | George A. Birmingham