Home › Words › M › muttonchopmuttonchopmuttonchop · noun — A cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, muttonchop ranks #720 of 42,854 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom mutton + chop. The hairstyle is named after the typical shape of these cuts.nounA cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib.A facial hairstyle consisting of long, usually shaped sideburns extending well below the earlobes without a beard.e.g.“He had a fresh complexion, eyes of that common uncertain shade of gray, and was closely shaven except for the incipient muttonchops on his ruddy cheeks.” — 1905, Willa Cather, “The Marriage of Phaedra”, in Troll Garden:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.sheepmeat 69% match — The meat of a sheep, used as food; mutton. vs muttonchop →sheepflesh 69% match — The meat or flesh of sheep; mutton. vs muttonchop →mutton 67% match — The meat of sheep used as food; especially, that of adults. vs muttonchop →choplike 63% match — Resembling or characteristic of a chop (cut of meat). vs muttonchop →choplet 62% match — A food product consisting of meat moulded into the form of a chop. vs muttonchop →sparerib 61% match — A cut of meat including the rib bones. vs muttonchop →gigot 61% match — A leg of lamb or mutton. vs muttonchop →muttonmonger 61% match — A pimp. vs muttonchop →