Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A mixture, as of finely chopped apples, raisins, spices, meat, and rum or brandy, used especially as a pie filling.
- noun Finely chopped meat.
- idiom (make mincemeat of) To destroy utterly.
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- noun A mixture of fruit, spices and sugar used as a
filling formince pies . - noun rare
Minced meat .
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Examples
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The mincemeat is tasty, too, though the difference from storebought is less obvious there.
Toast: Lindy 2005
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The mincemeat is tasty, too, though the difference from storebought is less obvious there.
Baking for Britain's Banbury Cakes Lindy 2005
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Once the mincemeat is made, it’s traditionally cooked in shallow pies around 5 cm across.
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Something to cut the mincemeat is a good idea, but this is strictly for lovers of tinned custard, with a blanket of sugary, starch thickened yellow goop doing its best to mask the sharpness of the mincemeat and artificial tasting pastry.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Xanthe Clay 2011
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Something to cut the mincemeat is a good idea, but this is strictly for lovers of tinned custard, with a blanket of sugary, starch thickened yellow goop doing its best to mask the sharpness of the mincemeat and artificial tasting pastry.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Xanthe Clay 2011
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Something to cut the mincemeat is a good idea, but this is strictly for lovers of tinned custard, with a blanket of sugary, starch thickened yellow goop doing its best to mask the sharpness of the mincemeat and artificial tasting pastry.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Xanthe Clay 2011
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Poor Alex, who is used to a captive and placid audience, was turned into a kind of mincemeat by Colbert, who played the role of the "kid in high school" who has no interest in music beyond the superficial.
You Say That as if it's a Bad Thing Lisa Hirsch 2008
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As for the mincemeat, which isn’t even worthy enough to call itself a tart, I used the same pastry shell and then just threw in some store bought mincemeat.
Archive 2006-12-01 Brilynn 2006
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As for the mincemeat, which isn’t even worthy enough to call itself a tart, I used the same pastry shell and then just threw in some store bought mincemeat.
A Tale of Two Tarts Brilynn 2006
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ok uncritical thinker...here is you chance to make "mincemeat" out of me..
The Left's Voter Fraud Whitewash - Michelle Malkin - Townhall Conservative 2010
jennarenn commented on the word mincemeat
Mincemeat is actually not made of meat.
June 3, 2007
sonofgroucho commented on the word mincemeat
In the UK, as far as I know, we only eat mincemeat pies around Christmas.
October 14, 2007
yarb commented on the word mincemeat
I enjoy it when one party makes mincemeat out of another one, or threatens to.
October 14, 2007
reesetee commented on the word mincemeat
I like that phrase too, yarb. However, I do not like the actual substance very much at all. Yuck.
October 14, 2007
seanahan commented on the word mincemeat
SonofGroucho, I can confirm that mincemeat pies are eaten only during Christmas time.
October 14, 2007