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 whole quarter! and a collop or two to follow!' the stranger retorted, smacking his lips.

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

What would this collop dropt from the gibbet, this crows-meat, be at?

From The Satyricon of Petronius Arbiter by Burnaby, William

Bevis, who maintained his place with great patience and insinuation, had his share of a collop, which was also placed on the well-furnished board; for, like most high-bred dogs, he declined eating waterfowl.

From Woodstock; or, the Cavalier by Scott, Walter, Sir

The third dochter says to her mither: "Mither, bake me a bannock, and roast me a collop, for I'm gaun awa' to seek my fortune."

From The Blue Fairy Book by Lang, Andrew

It is a fairy collop that is tane off a Capon.

From Collection of Scotch Proverbs by Stampoy, Pappity