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collop
[ kol-uhp ]
noun
- a small slice of meat, especially a small rasher of bacon.
- a small slice, portion, or piece of anything.
- a fold or roll of flesh on the body.
collop
/ ˈkɒləp /
noun
- a slice of meat
- a small piece of anything
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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
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Word History and Origins
Origin of collop1
C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish kalops meat stew
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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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