mutton chop
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It seems inconceivable that an array of handlebar mustaches, mutton chop sideburns and ZZ Top-style scruff would suddenly become common in the ranks of the planet’s most disciplined fighting forces.
From Washington Times • Dec. 29, 2023
Ms. Kim also wanted to serve a true mutton chop — the meat comes from Thistle Creek Farms in Pennsylvania.
From New York Times • Mar. 4, 2020
Aficionados of the mutton chop, the full natural and Fu Manchu, they are a brotherhood of the beard.
From Washington Post • Oct. 4, 2018
And the fashion has more in common with the "Saturday Night Fever"-era than anything else, be it mutton chop whiskers on an Imperial officer or a tight polyester vest.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2014
Roosevelt craved a mutton chop with a tail to it; Kermit was hungry for strawberries and cream; and Cherrie couldn’t stop thinking about pancakes smothered in maple syrup.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
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