Dictionary - Definition of COLLOP


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A small slice of meat; a piece of flesh.[Websters] 2. A part or piece of anything; a portion.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Collop" is a common misspelling or typo for: dollop, collops, scollop.

Date "Collop" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1590. (references)

Etymology:Collop \Col"lop\, noun. [Of uncertain origin; compare to Old French colp blow, stroke, piece, French coup, from the Latin expression colophus buffet, cuff] [Written also colp.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: COLLOP

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	1: [Noun] A small slice of meat; a piece of flesh..
	2: [Noun] In burlesque, a child. In Job 15:27 it seems to have the sense of a thick piece or fleshy lump. He maketh collops of fat on his flanks. This is the sense of the word in England.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary	[Noun] (Northern England) A slice of meat. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. A small slice of meat; a piece of flesh.[Websters] 2. A part or piece of anything; a portion.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

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Date "COLLOP" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1590. (references)

Specialty Definition: COLLOP

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	1: [Noun] A small slice of meat; a piece of flesh..
	2: [Noun] In burlesque, a child. In Job 15:27 it seems to have the sense of a thick piece or fleshy lump. He maketh collops of fat on his flanks. This is the sense of the word in England.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary	[Noun] (Northern England) A slice of meat. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top