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collop

The origin and history of collop.

Etymology

This word appeared in Late Middle English and is of North Germanic origin. It comes from Swedish kalops (“stewed meat”), which developed from Old Swedish kollops (“slices of beef stew”). It is cognate with German Klops (“dish of meat made tender by beating”).

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