COLLOP

Etymology

Noun

collop (plural collops)

(Northern English dialect) A slice of meat.

(obsolete) A slice of bacon, a rasher.

A roll or fold of flesh on the body.

A small piece, portion, or slice of something.

Source: Wiktionary


Col"lop, n. Etym: [Of uncertain origin; cf. OF. colp blow, stroke, piece, F. coup, fr. L. colophus buffet, cuff, Gr. [Written also colp.]

1. A small slice of meat; a piece of flesh. God knows thou art a collop of my flesh. Shak. Sweetbread and collops were with skewers pricked. Dryden.

2. A part or piece of anything; a portion. Cut two good collops out of the crown land. Fuller.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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