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Collop
Pronunciation : Col"lop
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Of uncertain origin; cf. OF. colp blow, stroke, piece, F. coup, fr. L. colophus buffet, cuff, Gr. [Written also colp.]
Definition : 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
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