haslet

[ has-lit, heys-, heyz- ]

/ ˈhæs lɪt, ˈheɪs-, ˈheɪz- /

noun Chiefly Southern U.S.

the heart, liver, etc., of a hog or other animal used for food.

Words nearby haslet

hasid, hasidean, hasidim, hasidism, haskalah, haslet, hasmonean, hasn't, hasp, hassall's concentric corpuscle, hassam

Origin of haslet

1300–50; Middle English hastelet < Middle French: roasted meat, diminutive (see -let) of haste spit, piece of spitroasted meat < Germanic; compare Old English hearstepanne frying pan, hierstan to roast, fry, Dutch harst sirloin; see hearth

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Examples from the Web for haslet

Take the head, split it open and take out the brains; then put the head, brains, and haslet in salt water—let them soak one hour.
Housekeeping in Old Virginia|Marion Cabell Tyree
That Smallwood's and Haslet's regiments crossed on the 26th, we have from Smallwood himself.
The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn|Henry P. Johnston
Haslet, gallantly fighting on foot, and also trying to form the broken brigade, fell dead with a bullet wound in his forehead.
The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn|Henry P. Johnston
A brave stand was made on the summit of the hill by Haslet, Ritzema, and Smallwood, with their troops.
The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving|Washington Irving

The news of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence Haslet celebrated with "a turtle feast;" and he did more.
The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn|Henry P. Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for haslet

haslet

harslet

/ (ˈhæzlɪt) /

noun

a loaf of cooked minced pig's offal, eaten cold

Word Origin for haslet

C14: from Old French hastelet piece of spit roasted meat, from haste spit, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German harsta frying pan

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