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harslet

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hars⋅let

  [hahrs-lit]
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–noun
Chiefly Southern U.S. haslet.

has⋅let

  [has-lit, heys-, heyz-]
–noun Chiefly Southern U.S.
the heart, liver, etc., of a hog or other animal used for food.
Also, harslet.

Origin:
1300–50; ME hastelet < MF: roasted meat, dim. (see -let ) of haste spit, piece of spitroasted meat < Gmc; cf. OE hearstepanne frying pan, hierstan to roast, fry, D harst sirloin; see hearth
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hars·let   (här'slĭt)   
n.  Variant of haslet.
has·let   (hās'lĭt, hāz'-)   
n.  The heart, liver, and other edible viscera of an animal, especially hog viscera.

[Middle English hastelet, from Old French, diminutive of haste, roast meat, spit, perhaps from Latin hasta, spear, or of Germanic origin.]
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