mince-meaty

A form of mincemeaty — Resembling or characteristic of mincemeat.

Meanings

adjectivemince-meaty (comparative more mince-meaty, superlative most mince-meaty)

comparative more mince-meaty · superlative most mince-meaty

  1. alternativeAlternative form of mincemeaty.

    The sausage itself comes from Irvings Farm Fresh and is firm, with a vaguely mince-meaty scent and flavour.

    2010 August 7, Liane Faulder, “Edmonton goes to the dogs: Best in show frankfurters back in culinary spotlight”, in Edmonton Journal, Edmonton, Alta., page G8, column 4
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    Add all the other ingredients and mix and mix and mix. The exact amount of whisky or brandy varies. Don’t add it all at once, but add enough to make it a soft, mince-meaty consistency.

    1946 December 8, Cissy Gregg, Pat Ogden, “To a Good Neighbor”, in The Courier-Journal Magazine, Louisville, Ky., page 18, column 3

    Personally I dislike the expression “fat graveyard”; it suggests that the earth of the graveyard is of a squelchy, suety, gustful, mince-meaty quality, with headstones stuck in it like blanched almonds in a plum-pudding.

    1950 January 7, S[amuel] Marchbanks [pseudonym; Robertson Davies], “Marchbanks’ Correspondence”, in The Evening Citizen, 107th year, number 163, Ottawa, Ont., section 3, page 4, column 2
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