Cropper
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CROPPER, contracts. One who, having no interest in the land, works it in consideration of receiving a portion of the crop for his labor. 2 Rawle, R. 12.
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.