Severs
'severs' is the definition.
(I know this)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for lops that I've seen before include "Prunes" , "Docks" , "Cuts off, say branches or twigs" .)
(Other definitions for chops that I've seen before include "Cuts; slices of meat" , "Axes" , "Cuts of meat including part of a rib" , "Hacks" , "trap" .)