forcemeat

[fawrs-meet, fohrs-]

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noun Cookery.

a mixture of finely chopped and seasoned foods, usually containing egg white, meat or fish, etc., used as a stuffing or served alone.

RELATED WORDS

stuffing, filling

Nearby words

Also farcemeat.

Origin of forcemeat

1680–90; force, variant of obsolete farce stuffing + meat

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Examples from the Web for forcemeat

Bone a shoulder of lamb, and fill it up with forcemeat; braise it two hours over a slow stove.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton
Then thicken the gravy it was stewed in, pour it over the veal, and garnish with forcemeat balls.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton
This simple machine minces meat very fine, and is useful in making croquettes, forcemeat for stuffings, etc.
The Century Cook Book|Mary Ronald
Have ready two or three dozen forcemeat balls to put round it and upon the top.
A Poetical Cook-Book|Maria J. Moss

Serve with small bits of bacon rolled up and forcemeat balls.
The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches,|Mary Eaton

British Dictionary definitions for forcemeat

forcemeat

noun

a mixture of chopped or minced ingredients used for stuffingAlso called: farce, farcemeat

Word Origin for forcemeat

C17: from force (see farce) + meat

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Word Origin and History for forcemeat

forcemeat

also force-meat, "mincemeat," 1680s, from force "to stuff," a variant of farce (q.v.) + meat.