forcemeat

English

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Etymology

force +‎ meat, the former element a variant of obsolete farce (“to stuff”) influenced by force, itself from French farcir (“to stuff”).

Noun

forcemeat (countable and uncountable, plural forcemeats)

  1. (cooking) An emulsion of fat and comminuted meat (which has been subject to puréeing, grinding, sieving, chopping finely) optionally mixed with other flavour carriers and either served up alone or used as a stuffing.
    Meronym: meat

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References
  • forcemeat in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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