- headcheese
- noun Date: 1841 a jellied loaf or sausage made from edible parts of the head, feet, and sometimes the tongue and heart especially of a pig
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headcheese — ☆ headcheese [hed′chēz΄ ] n. a loaf of jellied, seasoned meat, made from parts of the heads and feet of hogs … English World dictionary
Headcheese — A French Canadian. French Canada is popular for making cheese from the brains of goats. Hence, headcheese. {This looks like it might be an insult, but your editor doesn t recognize it as such.) That Headcheese is looking mighty fine … Dictionary of american slang
Headcheese — A French Canadian. French Canada is popular for making cheese from the brains of goats. Hence, headcheese. {This looks like it might be an insult, but your editor doesn t recognize it as such.) That Headcheese is looking mighty fine … Dictionary of american slang
headcheese — /hed cheez /, n. a seasoned loaf made of the head meat, sometimes including the tongue or brains, of a calf or pig and molded in the natural aspic of the head. [1835 45, Amer.; HEAD + CHEESE1] * * * … Universalium
headcheese — head|cheese [ hed,tʃiz ] noun uncount AMERICAN meat from the head of a pig or CALF (=young cow), that is boiled, pressed, and eaten cold … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
headcheese — n. loaf made from the meat of a pig or calf s head … English contemporary dictionary
headcheese — noun North American term for brawn (in sense 2) … English new terms dictionary
headcheese — noun (U) AmE meat from the head of a pig boiled and pressed, brawn (2) BrE … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
headcheese — head•cheese [[t]ˈhɛdˌtʃiz[/t]] n. coo luncheon meat made of the edible parts of the head of a pig or calf and molded in its own aspic • Etymology: 1835–45 … From formal English to slang
headcheese — noun sausage or jellied loaf made of chopped parts of the head meat and sometimes feet and tongue of a calf or pig • Hypernyms: ↑sausage, ↑loaf … Useful english dictionary
