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fleshmeat

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The flesh of animals (excluding fish or invertebrates) used or prepared for food.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, dated, uncountable

Examples

  • a. 1529, John Skelton, Colyn Cloute, London: Richard Kele, c. 1545, some of you do eate / In lenton season fleshe mete

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: meat

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Old English flǣsċmete, equivalent to flesh + meat.