Synonyms for lick chops
- salivate
- dribble
- slaver
- slobber
- lick one's chops
- water at the mouth
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WORD ORIGIN
"to cut with a quick blow," mid-14c., of uncertain origin, perhaps from Old North French choper (Old French coper "to cut, cut off," 12c., Modern French couper), from Vulgar Latin *cuppare "to behead," from a root meaning "head," but influenced in Old French by couper "to strike." Related: Chopped; chopping.
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