mincemeat

[ mins-meet ]

/ ˈmɪnsˌmit /

noun

a mixture composed of minced apples, raisins, currants, candied citron, suet, etc., originally and traditionally also containing meat, for filling a pie.

meat that is ground up or cut in very small pieces.

Idioms for mincemeat

make mincemeat of, to destroy utterly: He made mincemeat of his opponent's charges.

Origin of mincemeat

First recorded in 1655–65; mince + meat

Words nearby mincemeat

Minatitlán, minatory, minaudière, mince, mince matters, mincemeat, mince pie, mincer, Minch, Mincha, mincing

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Example sentences from the Web for mincemeat

Mincemeat may now be prepared for the holidays; and if kept in a cool place it will have sufficient time to blend and ripen.
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book|Mary A. Wilson
If they hadn't been there with their enormous mass to react against we'd all have been mincemeat now along with the Llotta.
Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930|Various
This makes it unnecessary to use liquor for keeping the mincemeat.
Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book|Mary A. Wilson
As for those who remained behind, that very night the Goblins set upon them and mangled them, and munched them to mincemeat.
The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India|W.H.D. Rouse

They cut Hicks Pasha's army into mincemeat, and they have licked two Egyptian armies down in this neighbourhood.
The Dash for Khartoum|George Alfred Henty

British Dictionary definitions for mincemeat

mincemeat

/ (ˈmɪnsˌmiːt) /

noun

a mixture of dried fruit, spices, etc, used esp for filling pies

minced meat

make mincemeat of informal to defeat completely

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Idioms and Phrases with mincemeat

mincemeat

see make mincemeat of.

单词	mincemeat
释义	mincemeat [ mins-meet ] / ˈmɪnsˌmit / noun a mixture composed of minced apples, raisins, currants, candied citron, suet, etc., originally and traditionally also containing meat, for filling a pie. meat that is ground up or cut in very small pieces. Idioms for mincemeat make mincemeat of, to destroy utterly: He made mincemeat of his opponent's charges. Origin of mincemeat First recorded in 1655–65; mince + meat Words nearby mincemeat Minatitlán, minatory, minaudière, mince, mince matters, mincemeat, mince pie, mincer, Minch, Mincha, mincing Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for mincemeat Mincemeat may now be prepared for the holidays; and if kept in a cool place it will have sufficient time to blend and ripen. Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book\|Mary A. Wilson If they hadn't been there with their enormous mass to react against we'd all have been mincemeat now along with the Llotta. Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930\|Various This makes it unnecessary to use liquor for keeping the mincemeat. Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book\|Mary A. Wilson As for those who remained behind, that very night the Goblins set upon them and mangled them, and munched them to mincemeat. The Giant Crab and Other Tales from Old India\|W.H.D. Rouse They cut Hicks Pasha's army into mincemeat, and they have licked two Egyptian armies down in this neighbourhood. The Dash for Khartoum\|George Alfred Henty British Dictionary definitions for mincemeat mincemeat / (ˈmɪnsˌmiːt) / noun a mixture of dried fruit, spices, etc, used esp for filling pies minced meat make mincemeat of informal to defeat completely Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with mincemeat mincemeat see make mincemeat of. The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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