collop

[ kol-uhp ]

noun

1. a small slice of meat, especially a small rasher of bacon.
2. a small slice, portion, or piece of anything.
3. a fold or roll of flesh on the body.

collop

/ ˈkɒləp /

noun

1. a slice of meat
2. a small piece of anything

Word History and Origins

Origin of collop¹

1350–1400; Middle English collop ( pe ), colhoppe, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Old Swedish kolhuppadher roasted on coals, Swedish kalops, dial. kollops dish of stewed meat

Word History and Origins

Origin of collop¹

C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish kalops meat stew

Example Sentences

Then he took a great collop of it, and carried it away in his mouth.

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Who can do him a red deer collop, except Sally herself, as I can?

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But now you go into the parlour, dear, while I do your collop.

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Riding onward from El Gallo, Mr. Ruxton turned aside from the regular route to kill an antelope and broil a collop for breakfast.

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The third daughter says to her mother: "Mother, bake me a bannock, and roast me a collop, for I'm going away to seek my fortune."

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