collop

American  

[kol-uhp] / ˈkɒl əp /

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.

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collop British  

/ ˈkɒləp /

noun

1. a slice of meat

2. a small piece of anything

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Etymology

Origin of collop

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

Example Sentences

A quarter of venison and a collop or two among four!' he continued, in atone of extreme disgust.

From Historical Romances: Under the Red Robe, Count Hannibal, A Gentleman of France by Weyman, Stanley J.

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."

From More English Fairy Tales by Batten, John Dickson

A quarter of venison and a collop or two among four!' he continued, in a tone of extreme disgust, 'It is intolerable!

From A Gentleman of France by Weyman, Stanley John

“It’s a dear collop that’s cut out of my own flesh.”

From Folk-lore of Shakespeare by Thiselton-Dyer, Thomas Firminger

We wonder if in Australia the long-forgotten Scotch collop has been revived?

From Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 424 Volume 17, New Series, February 14, 1852 by Chambers, Robert