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mincemeat definition

mince·meat (-mēt′)

noun

  1. a mixture of chopped apples, spices, suet, raisins, etc., and sometimes meat, used as a pie filling
  2. Obsolete minced meat

Etymology: < minced meat

mincemeat Idioms

make mincemeat of

  1. to chop into small pieces
  2. to defeat or refute completely

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

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