New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
sausage — ► NOUN 1) a short tube of raw minced meat encased in a skin, that is grilled or fried before eating. 2) a tube of seasoned minced meat that is cooked or preserved and eaten cold in slices. 3) a cylindrical object. ● not a sausage Cf. ↑not a… … English terms dictionary
sausage — mid 15c., sawsyge, from O.N.Fr. saussiche (fr. saucisse), from V.L. *salsica sausage, from salsicus seasoned with salt, from L. salsus salted (see SAUCE (Cf. sauce)) … Etymology dictionary
Sausage — Sau sage (?; 48), n. [F. saucisse, LL. salcitia, salsicia, fr. salsa. See {Sauce}.] 1. An article of food consisting of meat (esp. pork) minced and highly seasoned, and inclosed in a cylindrical case or skin usually made of the prepared intestine … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sausage — [sô′sij] n. [ME sausige < NormFr saussiche, for OFr saulcisse < VL salsicia < L salsus: see SAUCE] pork or other meat,chopped fine, highly seasoned, and either stuffed into membranous casings of varying size, as bologna or salami, or… … English World dictionary
Sausage — This article is about the prepared meat. For other uses, see Sausage (disambiguation). Kiełbasa Biała (white sausage), Szynkowa (smoked), Śląska, and Podhalańska styles (Poland) A sausage is a food usually made from ground meat (normally pork or… … Wikipedia
sausage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. frankfurter, frank (sl.), hot dog, (inf.), wienie (inf.), Wurst, kielbasa, salami, pepperoni; liverwurst, bratwurst, etc. See food. II (Roget s IV) n. Kinds of sausage include: pork sausage, country… … English dictionary for students
sausage — sausagelike, adj. /saw sij/ or, esp. Brit., /sos ij/, n. 1. minced pork, beef, or other meats, often combined, together with various added ingredients and seasonings, usually stuffed into a prepared intestine or other casing and often made in… … Universalium
sausage — n. 1 a minced pork, beef, or other meat seasoned and often mixed with other ingredients, encased in cylindrical form in a skin, for cooking and eating hot or cold. b a length of this. 2 a sausage shaped object. Phrases and idioms: not a sausage… … Useful english dictionary
sausage — Used as an endearment in modern Britain, though not with great frequency. ‘You stupid old sausage’ occurs in End of a Summer’s Day, addressed by an Englishman to his father. The term is clearly an endearment, not an insult, its form suggesting … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
sausage — /ˈsɒsɪdʒ / (say sosij) noun 1. minced pork, beef, or other meats (often combined), with various added ingredients and seasonings, and packed into a special skin which was formerly prepared from the entrails of pigs or oxen, but is now often made… …
sausage — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ blood, garlic, pork, etc. ▪ smoked ▪ vegetarian ▪ spicy VE … Collocations dictionary
