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> The ones I'm more familiar with are for taking apart bikes. Chop shops are by definition for taking apart motor vehicles. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cho
by WalterGR 4y ago
> The ones I'm more familiar with are for taking apart bikes.
Chop shops are by definition for taking apart motor vehicles.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chop_shop https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chop_shop
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20shop https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chop%20shop
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chop_shop https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chop_shop
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/chop-shop https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/chop-...
https://www.dictionary.com/browse/chop-shop https://www.dictionary.com/browse/chop-shop
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/chop-shop https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/chop...
That's why the title of the article you link to is
"San Jose neighbors describe bicycle 'chop shops,' share concerns about additional criminal behavior"
with 'chop shops' in single quotes.
I'm sorry we can't agree on a common vocabulary. Take care.
- TulliusCicero 4y ago> Chop shops are by definition for taking apart motor vehicles. Using the term to describe taking apart bikes has also become common. Language evolves. Don't blame me, take it up with *gestures at all of human history*.