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force⋅meat
/
ˈfɔrsˌmit
,
ˈfoʊrs-
/
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[
fawrs
-meet
,
fohrs
-
]
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–noun
Cookery
.
a mixture of finely chopped and seasoned foods, usually containing egg white, meat or fish, etc., used as a stuffing or served alone.
Also,
farcemeat.
Origin:
1680–90;
force,
var. of obs.
farce
stuffing +
meat
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force·meat
(fôrs'mēt', fōrs'-)
n. Finely ground and highly spiced meat, fish, or poultry that is served alone or used in stuffing.
[
force
(alteration of
farce
) +
meat
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Word Origin & History
forcemeat
"mincemeat," 1688, from
force
"to stuff," a variant of
farce
(q.v.) +
meat
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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