muttonchops


mut·ton·chops

noun pl \ˈmə-tən-ˌchäps\

Definition of MUTTONCHOPS

: side-whiskers that are narrow at the temple and broad and round by the lower jaws —called also muttonchop whiskers

First Known Use of MUTTONCHOPS

1865

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