collop

[ kol-uhp ]

noun

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

collop

/ ˈkɒləp /

noun

1. a slice of meat
2. a small piece of anything

Word 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of collop¹

C14: of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish kalops meat stew

Example Sentences

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.

From BBC

“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.

From Time

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

From BBC

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

From New York Times

"Most people don't get enough sleep," says Nancy Collop, president-elect of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine.

From US News