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Mutton chop

noun

Chop cut from a mature sheep.

Facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off). Synonyms: burnside, side-whiskers, sideburn.

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"Mutton chop" Quotes from Famous Books

... capacious. It clamors for quality as well as quantity; it is greedy of foaming and beaded liquors. Basket does well if it can bring to the reaper the food of well-kept dogs. In visiting different farms, I have noticed men and women at their luncheons and dinners in the field. A hot mutton chop, or a cut of roast-beef, and a hot potato, seem to be a luxury they never think of in the hardest toil of harvest. Both the meals I have mentioned consist, so far as I have seen, of only two articles of food,—bread and bacon, or bread and cheese. ...

— A Walk from London to John O'Groat's • Elihu Burritt

... her mistress and friend spent a great part of a winter night in trying to coax her dear little ruffian out of the centre of the bed. One day the cook asked what she would have for dinner: "I would like a mutton chop, but then, you know, Duchie likes minced veal better!" The faithful and happy little creature died at a ...

— Spare Hours • John Brown

... clean shaven. A short bit of side whiskers—a la mutton chop—is allowed; but under no circumstances should they have bearded faces or wear a mustache. Their linen and attire should be faultless. In the treatment of servants a man must exercise an iron will. He can be kind and considerate, but he must never descend to dispute with one, and certainly ...

— The Complete Bachelor - Manners for Men • Walter Germain

... happening to catch sight of an advertisement in the births column of The Times, I called on my way home from the City to congratulate him. He was pacing up and down the passage with his hat on, pausing at intervals to partake of an uninviting-looking meal, consisting of a cold mutton chop and a glass of lemonade, spread out upon a chair. Seeing that the cook and the housemaid were wandering about the house evidently bored for want of something to do, and that the dining- room, where he would ...

— Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green • Jerome K. Jerome

... twice a week I ride At Mother Dawson's eats his fill; My books at Goodrich's abide, My country seat is Weehawk hill; My morning lounge is Eastburn's shop, At Poppleton's I take my lunch, Niblo prepares my mutton chop, And Jennings makes ...

— History of American Literature • Reuben Post Halleck