n. [ Of uncertain origin; cf. OF. colp blow, stroke, piece, F. coup, fr. L. colophus buffet, cuff, Gr. &unr_; ] [ Written also colp. ] 1. A small slice of meat; a piece of flesh. [ 1913 Webster ]

God knows thou art a collop of my flesh. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sweetbread and collops were with skewers pricked. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A part or piece of anything; a portion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cut two good collops out of the crown land. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having ridges or bunches of flesh, like collops. [ 1913 Webster ]

With that red, gaunt, and colloped neck astrain. R. Browning. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. ko`lla glue + fe`rein to bear. ] (Zool.) (a) A suckerlike organ at the base of the abdomen of insects belonging to the Collembola. (b) An adhesive marginal organ of the Lucernariae. [ 1913 Webster ]