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    Chopine , 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.]
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    Your ladyship is nearer to heaven than when I saw you last, by the altitude of a chopine.
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