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Collop — Col lop, n. [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. [1913 Webster] God knows thou art a collop of my flesh. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
collop — [käl′əp] n. [ME colhoppe, a dish of fried or roasted meat, a morsel < Scand, as in Swed kollops, OSwed kolhuppadher, cooked on coal < kol,COAL + ? huppa, to leap] 1. a portion or piece; esp., a small slice of meat 2. Archaic a fold of fatty … English World dictionary
Collop — Recorded in many spelling forms including Collip, Collop, Collup, Cullip, Cullop and Cullup, occasionally de Cullip, and with the probably extinct diminutive form of Cullopin, this is English, but as Collopy or occasionally O Collopy, it is Irish … Surnames reference
collop — This is a puzzling word which by the sixteenth century had come to mean a slice of meat, especially bacon. It has that sense in Collop Monday, which precedes Shrove Tuesday. Sixteenth and seventeenth century writers also referred to parents… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
collop — /kol euhp/, n. 1. a small slice of meat, esp. a small rasher of bacon. 2. a small slice, portion, or piece of anything. 3. a fold or roll of flesh on the body. [1350 1400; ME collop(pe), colhoppe, perh. < Scand; cf. OSw kolhuppadher roasted on… … Universalium
Collop Monday — The day before Shrove Tuesday, when collops and eggs were eaten • • • Main Entry: ↑collop … Useful english dictionary
collop — noun Etymology: Middle English Date: 14th century 1. a small piece or slice especially of meat 2. a fold of fat flesh … New Collegiate Dictionary
collop — noun a) A slice of meat. b) A roll or fold of flesh on the body … Wiktionary
collop — Synonyms and related words: bit, butt, chip, chunk, clip, clipping, coat, coating, covering, crumb, cut, cutting, deal, disk, dollop, end, feuille, film, flap, foil, fold, fragment, gob, gobbet, hunk, lamella, lamina, laminated glass, laminated… … Moby Thesaurus
collop — Mawdesley Glossary a slice of ham or bacon … English dialects glossary
