headcheese

[ hed-cheez ]

noun
  1. 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.

Origin of headcheese

1
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; head + cheese1

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headcheese

/ (ˈhɛdˌtʃiːz) /


noun
  1. US and Canadian a seasoned jellied loaf made from the head and sometimes the feet of a pig or calf: Also called (in Britain and certain other countries): brawn

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