liver sausage

[liv-er]

noun

1. liverwurst.

liver sausage

/ ˈlɪvəˌwɜːst /

noun

1. a sausage made of or containing liver

Word History and Origins

Origin of liver sausage¹

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

We often dip into it, and the tough ham sausages, the tins of liver sausages, the conserves, the boxes of cigarettes rejoice our hearts.

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“My mother would bring out a huge wurst-plate with all kinds of different sausages,” including liver sausage and blood sausage, she recalled as the couple bought sausages.

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

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The meat of a liver sausage seasoned with chopped onion and celery.

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“The hardcore Czechs that lived in that neighborhood, they are gone,” said Mike Ferguson, who decided against reopening his popular meat shop, where he peddled traditional offerings like liver sausage and headcheese.

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