He took heart and began to mend immediately; and gobbled up all the jelly, and picked the last bone of the chicken—drumsticks, merry-thought, sides’-bones, back, pope’s nose, and all.
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Pope's nose — Pope Pope (p[=o]p), n. [AS. p[=a]pa, L. papa father, bishop. Cf. {Papa}, {Papal}.] 1. Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop. [Obs.] Foxe. [1913 Webster] 2. The bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. See {Note} under {Cardinal}. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pope's nose — noun count AMERICAN INFORMAL the tail of a cooked chicken, TURKEY, or other bird … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pope's nose — noun the tail of a dressed fowl • Syn: ↑parson s nose • Hypernyms: ↑helping, ↑portion, ↑serving • Part Holonyms: ↑bird, ↑fowl * * * … Useful english dictionary
pope's nose — noun the pope s nose AmE, IrishE, ScotE the piece of flesh at the tail end of a cooked bird, such as a chicken; parson s nose BrE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pope's nose — See the pope s nose … English idioms
pope's nose — Slang. the fleshy protuberance at the posterior end of a dressed fowl, esp. the tailpiece of a cooked chicken. Also called parson s nose. [1740 50] * * * … Universalium
pope's nose — noun US term for parson s nose … English new terms dictionary
pope's nose — /poʊps ˈnoʊz/ (say pohps nohz) noun → parson s nose …
the pope's nose — the tail of a roasted chicken The pope s nose is too greasy. I prefer a piece of breast meat … English idioms
Pope — (p[=o]p), n. [AS. p[=a]pa, L. papa father, bishop. Cf. {Papa}, {Papal}.] 1. Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop. [Obs.] Foxe. [1913 Webster] 2. The bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church. See {Note} under {Cardinal}. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
