"bishop's collar" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-bishop's collar.ogg [Australia] Forms: bishop's collars [plural]
Etymology: From its appearance of having a white band above the black drink. Head templates: {{en-noun}} bishop's collar (plural bishop's collars)
  1. (Ireland, slang) a pint of Guinness (or similar) having too much head on top. Tags: Ireland, slang Categories (topical): Beer

Inflected forms

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