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muttonchops

muttonchops is the plural of muttonchop.

Meaning of muttonchop

Noun

muttonchop (plural muttonchops)

  1. A cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib.
  2. (figuratively, in plural) A facial hairstyle consisting of long, usually shaped sideburns extending well below the earlobes without a beard.
    • He had a fresh complexion, eyes of that common uncertain shade of gray, and was closely shaven except for the incipient muttonchops on his ruddy cheeks.1905, Willa Cather, “The Marriage of Phaedra”, in Troll Garden

Questions about muttonchops

What is muttonchops the plural of?
Muttonchops is the plural of muttonchop.

Words near muttonchops in the dictionary

  1. muttonbirder
  2. muttonbirders
  3. muttonbirding
  4. muttonbirds
  5. muttonchop
  6. muttonchops
  7. muttonfish
  8. muttonfishes
  9. muttongrass
  10. muttonhead
  11. muttonheaded

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