This origin may or may not be the definitive one; please comment if you've heardof another source for this expression.
According to Pride Unlimited, an ESL website:
"At the turn of the century, wearing very long sideburns—called mutton chops or lamb chops -- was en vogue. Lamb chop side burns also made a comeback in the late 1960s. A bust in the chops was to get hit in the face. Since Mutton Chops are no longer considered high fashion, the term has come to be figurative rather than literal."
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