muttonchop noun2 •A cut of sheep's meat, often containing a section of a rib. •[in the plural] (figurative) A facial hairstyle consisting of long, usually shaped sideburns extending well below the earlobes without a beard.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 formsmuttonchops