[saw-sij or, especially Brit., sos-ij] 
| 1. | minced pork, beef, or other meats, often combined, together with various added ingredients and seasonings, usually stuffed into a prepared intestine or other casing and often made in links. |
| 2. | Aeronautics. a sausage-shaped observation balloon, formerly used in warfare. |
| sau·sage (sô'sĭj) n. Finely chopped and seasoned meat, especially pork, usually stuffed into a prepared animal intestine or other casing and cooked or cured. [Middle English sausige, from Anglo-Norman sausiche, from Vulgar Latin *salsīcia, from Late Latin, neuter pl. of salsīcius, prepared by salting, from salsus, salted; see sauce.] |
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