to collar beef

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Collar \Col"lar\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Collared; p. pr. & vb. n. Collaring.]

1.To seize by the collar. [1913 Webster]

2.To put a collar on.

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

To collar beef (or other meat), to roll it up, and bind it close with a string preparatory to cooking it. [1913 Webster] collarbone