haslet

[has-lit, heys-, heyz-]

noun Chiefly Southern U.S.

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

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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Historical Examples of haslet

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
Stirling promptly turned out Haslet's and Smallwood's battalions and marched down.
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
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

British Dictionary definitions for haslet

haslet

harslet

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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