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| gravy |
a sauce made from the juice that drips from cooking meat. |
| ground beef |
beef that has been ground up into very small pieces for use in such things as hamburgers, meatloaf, and meat sauces. |
| ham1 |
the meat from the rear leg of a hog. [1/2 definitions] |
| hamburger |
ground beef, or a round, flat patty of ground beef, or the sandwich in which such meat is commonly served after it is cooked.. |
| hash1 |
a dish of chopped meat and vegetables that have already been cooked. Hash is fried or heated again in gravy. [1/2 definitions] |
| hog |
an adult pig raised for meat. Hogs weigh well over 100 pounds. [1/4 definitions] |
| jerky2 |
beef or deer meat that has been cut into long pieces and dried. Drying the meat preserves it so that it can be eaten at a later time. |
| ketchup |
a thick red sauce for meat or potatoes made with tomatoes and spices. |
| lamb |
the meat of a young sheep eaten as food. [1/2 definitions] |
| lasagna |
long, wide, flat noodles, or a dish made of these noodles that is baked with sauce, cheese and ground meat or vegetables. |
| llama |
an animal with long legs and a long neck. Llamas are mammals that live in the mountains of South America. They are closely related to camels, but are smaller. Llamas are raised for their meat, milk, and wool. |
| loaf1 |
a shaped mass of some other food, such as ground meat. [1/2 definitions] |
| loin |
a cut of meat taken from this part of an animal. [1/2 definitions] |
| longhorn |
a breed of cattle with very long horns. Longhorns were once raised in the southwestern United States for their meat but are now rare. |
| meatball |
chopped or ground meat that is seasoned, shaped into a small ball, and cooked, often in a sauce. |
| mincemeat |
a mixture of chopped apples, raisins, currants, orange peel, and sometimes meat, that is used as a filling for pies. |
| mutton |
the meat of an adult sheep. |
| nut |
a dry seed or fruit made up of a kernel contained in a hard, tough shell. The kernel of a nut is often used as food. The kernal is often called the "meat" of the nut. [2/4 definitions] |
| omelet |
a food made from beaten eggs that are cooked into a single sheet and often folded over a filling of vegetables, meat, or cheese. |
| patty |
a small, flat, round cake of ground meat or other food. [1/2 definitions] |
| pie1 |
a pastry shell filled with fruit, meat, or other filling, and baked. |
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