headcheese

[ hed-cheez ]

/ ˈhɛdˌtʃiz /

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noun

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.

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Origin of headcheese

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

Words nearby headcheese

headboard, headbox, head-butt, headcam, headcase, headcheese, headcloth, head cold, head collar, head count, head dip

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How to use headcheese in a sentence

Casual dishes like po’ boys are offered next to headcheese and caviar.
D.C.’s restaurant scene bustling again|Evan Caplan|July 13, 2021|Washington Blade
Take back that sack or we will sell you for headcheese before night!'
The Comstock Club|Charles Carroll Goodwin
There's headcheese besides but that's made of a pig's head and is only a cheese by discourtesy.
The Complete Book of Cheese|Robert Carlton Brown
What he called "shiverin' jimmy" proved to be animated headcheese.
Seven Legs Across the Seas|Samuel Murray

Headcheese is usually made from the hog's head but odds and ends also can be used not only from pork but from beef and veal.
Every Step in Canning|Grace Viall Gray

British Dictionary definitions for headcheese

headcheese

/ (ˈhɛdˌtʃiːz) /

noun

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

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