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liverwurst

American  
[liv-er-wurst, -woorst, -woosht] / ˈlɪv ərˌwɜrst, -ˌwʊərst, -ˌwʊʃt /

noun

  1. a sausage made with a large percentage of liver, especially one made with pork liver and pork meat.


Etymology

Origin of liverwurst

1865–70, half translation, half adoption of German Leberwurst

Example Sentences

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Worse, this is a man who was fond of eating liverwurst, peanut butter and mayonnaise sandwiches.

From Salon

Listeria contamination at a BrucePac processing plant this month and a deadly multistate outbreak linked to Boar’s Head liverwurst over the summer led to the sweeping recalls.

From Los Angeles Times

As a result of the multistate outbreak, which sickened dozens of people and was linked to 10 deaths, Boar’s Head permanently discontinued its liverwurst product and shut down its Jarratt, Va., facility.

From Los Angeles Times

In addition to recalling the liverwurst, Boar’s Head expanded its recall “to include every item produced at the same facility as our liverwurst.”

From Salon

The company updated its recall just four days later after testing confirmed that the liverwurst was contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes and indeed the source of a multistate outbreak.

From Salon