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liver sausage

American  
[liv-er] / ˈlɪv ər /

noun

  1. liverwurst.


liver sausage British  
/ ˈlɪvəˌwɜːst /

noun

  1. a sausage made of or containing liver

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of liver sausage

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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And Ukraine's ambassador to Germany, Andriy Melnyk, last year referred to German Chancellor Olaf Scholz as an "offended liver sausage".

From BBC • Sep. 2, 2023

Andriy Melnyk, Ukraine's outspoken ambassador in Berlin, called Scholz's reasons those of an "offended liver sausage", implying he was behaving like a petulant child.

From Reuters • May 3, 2022

"Food can open doors," the Environment Minister, who is especially fond of the Saarland speciality of dumplings stuffed with liver sausage, once said.

From Reuters • May 23, 2013

After a frugal supper of cabbage-and-carrot soup and Leberwurst, liver sausage, Helmuth hurries Oma as they clear away the dishes.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

Once he triumphantly contributed a liver sausage with truffles; but he was ruthlessly snubbed by Kl�re for bringing such a thing in the dog-days.

From Jena or Sedan? by Beyerlein, Franz

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