collop / lollop
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prettygoodwordcollop (KOL-uhp) - n., a small slice or piece, especially of meat; a fold of fat flesh.
lollop (LOL-uhp) - v., to walk with a bouncing or bobbing motion.
So one should not ask for a lollop of ham. Mentioned, because I've been known to confuse these two words. Collop dates back to the 14th century, of uncertain origin but possibly a Scandinavian language as several have cognates. Lollop dates from around 1740, composed of loll, to move with a lazy motion + -op, on the pattern of gallop.
---L.
lollop (LOL-uhp) - v., to walk with a bouncing or bobbing motion.
So one should not ask for a lollop of ham. Mentioned, because I've been known to confuse these two words. Collop dates back to the 14th century, of uncertain origin but possibly a Scandinavian language as several have cognates. Lollop dates from around 1740, composed of loll, to move with a lazy motion + -op, on the pattern of gallop.
---L.
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Date: 2011-03-18 06:20 am (UTC)