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Mince   /mɪns/   Listen
Mince

noun
1.
Food chopped into small bits.
verb
(past & past part. minced; pres. part. minging)
1.
Make less severe or harsh.  Synonyms: moderate, soften.
2.
Walk daintily.
3.
Cut into small pieces.



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"Mince" Quotes from Famous Books



... Fraech she gave, was the cause why her life was spilt! Now see that a bath of fresh bacon broth be prepared that shall heal this prince, And bid them with adze and with axe the flesh of a heifer full small to mince: Let the meat be all thrown in the bath, and there for healing let Fraech be laid!" And all that he ordered was done with care; the queen his ...
— Heroic Romances of Ireland Volumes 1 and 2 Combined • A. H. Leahy

... wonderment it seemed that the gates of the infernal regions were standing ajar and the inmates escaping toward him. Two hundred black devils, every imp of them screaming and yelling at each leap forward, were coming for him, armed with bolos and other death-dealing weapons, to mince him in a thousand pieces. He knew his men had been massacred to a man. He alone remained to face this mass of uncivilized warriors eager for every drop ...
— Bamboo Tales • Ira L. Reeves

... que j'aime! Ensemble nous devenons vieux. Depuis dix ans je te brosse moi-mme, Et Socrate n'et pas fait mieux. Quand le sort ta mince toffe Livrerait de nouveaux combats, Imite-moi, rsiste en philosophe: Mon vieil ...
— French Lyrics • Arthur Graves Canfield

... all about Sally and the wedding, because no one cared who knew it, after I had been pounded to mince-meat for telling. She asked if Shelley had any beaus, and I said there wasn't any one who came like Peter, but every man in the neighbourhood wanted to be her beau. Then she asked about Laddie, and I was taking no risks, so I said: "I only ...
— Laddie • Gene Stratton Porter

... Put all the fruit and apple through a fine food-chopper. Add the sugar, grated lemon rind, and nutmeg. Lastly, melt the nutter and add. Stir the mixture well, put it into clean jars, and tie down with parchment covers until needed for mince pies. ...
— The Healthy Life Cook Book, 2d ed. • Florence Daniel


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