Meanings
plural mutton chops
- alternativeAlternative form of muttonchop.
While they are waiting for their small allowance of mutton chops, and making that superfluous exertion which, in common parlance, is called keeping the fire warm, we will go a little back upon our story.
1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter I, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, →OCLC, page 10
Synonyms & antonyms
nounfacial 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)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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mutton chop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutton%20chop
“mutton chop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mutton%20chop. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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