Idiom Breakdown

pope's nose

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Definition

The tail end piece of a cooked fowl (chicken, turkey etc.).

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In Context

"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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Also Said As

bishop's nose
parson's nose
pygostyle
sultan's nose

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See Also

pope's eye