crop

crop
 n.β€” Β«A “crop” is the term for a get-together of scrapbookers, similar to the term “bee” for a group of quilters.Β» β€”β€œCrafters gather at crop: Women get together to record memories in scrapbook projects” by Angela Ward News-Journal (Longview, Texas) Nov. 16, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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