Mutton chop Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun chop cut from a mature sheep
  2. noun facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off)
    burnside; side-whiskers; sideburn.

WordNet

Definitions
  1. a rib of mutton for broiling, with the end of the bone at the smaller part chopped off.

Webster 1913