> they used to file off the chops
What are "chops"?
I always thought chop shops were so called because they chop up stolen cars into small pieces that are hard to trace and sell them individually.
What are "chops"?
I always thought chop shops were so called because they chop up stolen cars into small pieces that are hard to trace and sell them individually.
> In the western world, Asian seals were traditionally known by traders as chop marks or simply chops, a term adapted from the Hindi chapa and the Malay cap, meaning stamp or rubber stamps.
These are still _quite a big deal_, eg https://www.ft.com/content/48baeb67-2d3c-41c3-8645-e89ac69a9...