haslet Hear it!

haslet definition

has·let (has′lit, hāz′-)

noun

the heart, liver, lungs, etc. of a pig or other animal, used for food

Etymology: ME hastelet < OFr < haste, meat cooked on a spit < MDu harst, a roast (form and sense infl. by L hasta, a spear) < IE base *ker-, to burn > hearth

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.