"collar" Definition

Definitions for the word "collar" from multiple English dictionaries.

1. n.
1 neckband, upright or turned over. 2 band of leather etc. Round an animal''s neck. 3 band or ring or pipe in machinery. 4 piece of meat rolled up and tied. v. 1 capture, seize. 2 colloq. Accost. 3 slang appropriate. [latin collum neck]
Source: Oxford English Dictionary, 1884
2. slang
“out of COLLAR,” _i.e._, out of place, no work. Probably a variation of the metaphorical expressions, “in, or out of harness,” _i.e._, in or out of work—the horse being in collar when harnessed for his work. COLLAR work is any very hard work, from the expression among drivers. Any uphill journey is said to be all “COLLAR work” for the horses.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864
3. slang
to seize, to lay hold of. Thieves’ slang, _i.e._, to steal.
Source: The Slang Dictionary, 1864

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