French chop

American  

noun

1. a rib chop, usually of lamb, with the meat trimmed from the end of the bone.

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Etymology

Origin of French chop

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

But what I am saying is I’m a sucker for a guy who can speak French, chop squash and puts his initials on cookware.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 22, 2021

Such a chop can be made into a French chop, as shown in Fig.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 3: Soup; Meat; Poultry and Game; Fish and Shell Fish by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

When ready, cut small pieces of the mixture, make them into shapes as nearly resembling a French chop as you can, using a very little cracker meal should they stick to your hands.

From Choice Cookery by Owen, Catherine

When part of the bone of the short chop is scraped clean it is called a French chop.

From Miss Parloa's New Cook Book by Parloa, Maria