Dictionary.com
definitions

muttonchops

[ muht-n-chops ]
/ ˈmʌt nˌtʃɒps /
|
SEE MORE SYNONYMS FOR muttonchops ON THESAURUS.COM

plural noun

side whiskers that are narrow at the temples and broad and trimmed short at the jawline, the chin being shaved both in front and beneath.

RELATED WORDS

imperial, fuzz, brush, stubble, goatee, Vandyke, burnsides, mustache

Nearby words

mutton chop, mutton corn, mutton snapper, muttonbird, muttonbirder, muttonchops, muttonfish, muttonhead, muttra, mutual, mutual admiration society

Origin of muttonchops

1860–65; mutton1 + chop1 + -s3; so called from their shape
Also called muttonchop whiskers.
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for muttonchops

  • She turned us over to a stout brunette lady who was cultivating a neat and flossy pair of muttonchops.

    Europe Revised|Irvin S. Cobb

British Dictionary definitions for muttonchops

muttonchops

/ (ˈmʌtənˌtʃɒps) /

pl n

side whiskers trimmed in the shape of chops, widening out from the temples
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012