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COLLOPS
Noun
collops
plural of collop
Anagrams
• scollop
Source: Wiktionary
COLLOP
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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