collop
Americannoun
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a small slice of meat, especially a small rasher of bacon.
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a small slice, portion, or piece of anything.
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a fold or roll of flesh on the body.
noun
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a slice of meat
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a small piece of anything
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
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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 auldest o' them said 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
He knew him when he began with a collop of sheep as his property in the world.
From The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent by Gordon, Home, Sir, Bart.
A whisper was the result of this request; but, in the end, a savoury collop was set upon the table.
From Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2 by Roby, John
We had grown so hungry that my companion now wished he had brought along with him a piece of the lion’s flesh, declaring he could have eaten a collop of it well enough.
From Ran Away to Sea by Reid, Mayne
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