Meanings
nounbishop's collar (plural bishop's collars)
plural bishop's collars
- Irelandslanga pint of black stout (or similar) having too much head on top.
Origin
From its appearance of having a white band above the black drink.
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bishop's collar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bishop's%20collar
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“bishop's collar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bishop's%20collar. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bishop's collar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bishop's%20collar.
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