COLLOP Definition & Meaning

collop

[ kol-uhp ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a small slice of meat, especially a small rasher of bacon.
a small slice, portion, or piece of anything.
a fold or roll of flesh on the body.

collop

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noun

a slice of meat
a small piece of anything

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of collop¹

1350–1400; Middle English collop ( pe ), colhoppe, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Old Swedish kolhuppadher roasted on coals, Swedish kalops, dial. kollops dish of stewed meat

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of collop¹

C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish kalops meat stew

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An investigation was launched when Mr Cordwell died after trying to protect the storage units he owned and rented to businesses at Collop Gate Farm.

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“A sleeping pill will target one area of the brain, but there’s never going to be a perfect sleeping pill, because you couldn’t really replicate the different chemicals moving in and out of different parts of the brain to go through the different stages of sleep,” says Dr. Nancy Collop, director of the Emory University Sleep Center.

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On Collop Monday, the day before Shrove Tuesday, people had to use up meat before the start of Lent.

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But Dr. Nancy A. Collop, director of the Emory Sleep Center in Atlanta, said it was common for them to ask for help.

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A whole quarter! and a collop or two to follow!' the stranger retorted, smacking his lips.

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