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bishop's collar

bishop's collar noun: a pint of black stout (or similar) having too much head on top.

Noun

bishop's collar (plural bishop's collars)

  1. (Ireland, slang) a pint of black stout (or similar) having too much head on top.

Forms of bishop's collar

pluralbishop's collars

Origin of bishop's collar

From its appearance of having a white band above the black drink.

Questions about bishop's collar

What does bishop's collar mean?
Bishop's collar means a pint of black stout (or similar) having too much head on top.
What part of speech is bishop's collar?
Bishop's collar is a noun.
What is the plural of bishop's collar?
The plural of bishop's collar is bishop's collars.

Words near bishop's collar in the dictionary

  1. bishop wood
  2. bishop's cap
  3. Bishop's Castle
  4. Bishop's Cleeve
  5. Bishop's Clyst
  6. bishop's collar
  7. bishop's collars
  8. Bishop's Cove
  9. Bishop's Falls
  10. Bishop's Hull
  11. Bishop's Itchington

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