COLLAR, n.
1. Something worn round the neck, as a ring of metal, or a chain. The knights of several orders wear a chain of gold, enameled, and sometimes set with ciphers or other devices, to which the badge of the order is appended.
2. The part of a garment which surrounds the neck. Job 30:18 .
3. A part of a harness for the neck of a horse or other beast, used in draught.
4. Among seamen, the upper part of a stay also, a rope in form of a wreath to which a stay is confined.
To slip the collar, is to escape or get free to disentangle ones self from difficulty, labor, or engagement.
A collar of brawn, is the quantity bound up in one parcel.
COLLAR,
1. To seize by the collar.
2. To put a collar on.
To collar beef or other meat, is to roll it up and bind it close with a string.
The King James Bible has stood its ground for nearly 400 years. However, during that time the English language has changed, and with it the meanings of some words it used. Here are more than 6,500 words whose definitions have changed since 1611.Wikipedia
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