Horsemeat

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The meat from a horse. uncountable, usually

    "In January 2013, supermarkets were hit by an extraordinary scandal as it emerged that foods made of processed 'beef' actually contained horsemeat."

  2. 2
    the flesh of horses as food wordnet

Synonyms

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chevalinehorsehorseflesh

Example

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"She didn't like horsemeat, initially."

Etymology

From horse + meat.

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