red meat


noun
  1. any meat that is dark-colored before cooking, as beef, lamb, venison, or mutton (distinguished from white meat).

Origin of red meat

1
First recorded in 1895–1900

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How to use red meat in a sentence

  • Sassafras, youre feeding Tessie too much red meat, said Tootles, shifting his metaphors as Sam came to the rescue.

    The Woman Gives | Owen Johnson
  • Well, there is uric acid in red meat, so let us forbid rheumatic people to eat it!

  • They ate at T-bone Tommy's, consuming a vast quantity of red meat with but a minor accompaniment of vegetables.

    The Wrong Twin | Harry Leon Wilson
  • The firm white and red meat and a bit called the "coral" are the parts to be eaten.

  • It stimulated her appetite, too, and she managed to swallow a few spoonfuls of the soup and a little lean, red meat of a chop.

    The Tigress | Anne Warner

British Dictionary definitions for red meat

red meat

noun
  1. any meat that is dark in colour, esp beef and lamb: Compare white meat

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