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    Collar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Collared (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Collaring.]
    1. To seize by the collar.

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    2. To put a collar on.


    3. to arrest, as a wanted criminal. Same as put the collar on.

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    To collar beef (or other meat), to roll it up, and bind it close with a string preparatory to cooking it.

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    Collared (kŏl‑lẽrd), a.
    1. Wearing a collar. “Collared with gold.” Chaucer.

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    2. (Her.) Wearing a collar; -- said of a man or beast used as a bearing when a collar is represented as worn around the neck or loins.

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    3. Rolled up and bound close with a string; as, “collared beef”. See To collar beef, under Collar, v. t.

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