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haslet

(has′lit, hāz′-)

noun

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

Origin: 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

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noun

The heart, liver, and other edible viscera of an animal, especially hog viscera.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English hastelet

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , diminutive of haste, roast meat, spit

Origin: , perhaps from Latin hasta, spear

Origin: , or of Germanic origin

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