Cork Slang, Like A Dictionary of Cork Slang
by Seán Beecher
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Introduction · Acknowledgements
COLLOPS

Construct: Noun
Definition: The calves of the legs.
Use: She has a fine pair of collops on her.
She has large rounded calves.
Derivation: Irish 'Colpoch' - having stout calves or legs. (Dineen)
Irish 'Colptha' - the calf of the leg. (Meyer)
Collop - a slice of meat (Scandinavian origin). (Concise Oxford Dictionary)


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