MUTTON CHOP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mutton chop mean? 

• MUTTON CHOP (noun)
  The noun MUTTON CHOP has 2 senses:

1. chop cut from a mature sheep

2. 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)

  Familiarity information: MUTTON CHOP used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MUTTON CHOP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Chop cut from a mature sheep

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("mutton chop" is a kind of...):

chop (a small cut of meat including part of a rib)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

burnside; mutton chop; side-whiskers; sideburn

Hypernyms ("mutton chop" is a kind of...):

facial hair (hair on the face (especially on the face of a man))

 Context examples 

Uncle rushed out and bought a pair of dogskin gloves, some ugly, thick shoes, and an umbrella, and got shaved à la mutton chop, the first thing.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)