Scrapple
/ˈskɹæ.pəl/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A tool for scraping.
- 2 A mush of pork scraps, particularly head parts, and cornmeal or flour, which is boiled and poured into a mold, where the rendered gelatinous broth from cooking jells the mixture into a loaf. Appalachia, Pennsylvania, US, uncountable
- 3 scraps of meat (usually pork) boiled with cornmeal and shaped into loaves for slicing and frying wordnet
Verb
- 1 To scrape or grub around.
- 2 Alternative form of scapple. alt-of, alternative
Example
More examples"The kids always look forward to the county fair because they can pig out on scrapple sandwiches there."
Etymology
Etymology 1
Related to scrape.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.