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[This is so OT]
My dad worked for the Navy for a zillion years, and used to refer to senior
officials "chopping" a document, meaning to approve and/or sign it ("Admiral
Williams chopped the plan, so we're good to go.").
I thought this was a weird usage until I stumbled across the use of the
word "chop" meaning a stamp that important Chinese officials had - it was, in
effect, their signature. That seal was, understandably, closely guarded,
because any document with Wu-Tan's chop on it was treated as having Wu-Tan's
approval.
Here's a start for your web research:
Regards, Lee
"Gives a whole new meaning to 'chop the pot'"
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