fricassee
noun
meat, especially chicken or veal, browned lightly, stewed, and served in a sauce made with its own stock.
have fricasseed
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present perfectof fricassee.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The look she gave me would have fricasseed a rhino.
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
"Mebbe he'll wait and have fricasseed rooster for dinner," suggested Hiram, grimly.
From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Holman Day
We have fricasseed chicken and strawberry cake For our dinner to-day.
From Three Women by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Why, my dear young nephew," exclaimed Jack, "if I'd been awakened to action I'd have fricasseed those gooseberries, built them up into a gastronomical poem; and made a meal of them fit for a king.
From The Voyage of the Rattletrap by H. M. Wilder
