journ-choppern.
/ˈdʒəːnˌtʃɒpə/, U.S. /ˈdʒərnˌtʃɑpər/ a blundered representation of yern-chopper, yarn-dealer, in Cowell; reproduced more and more corruptly in succeeding law dictionaries down to Wharton's, 1883, as journey-chopper, journey-hopper. See yarn-chopper n.
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