horsemeat - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

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From horse + meat.

horsemeat (usually uncountable, plural horsemeats)

  1. The meat from a horse.
    Synonym: chevaline
    • 2015, Ian Marcouse, Andrew Hammond, Nigel Watson, Edexcel Business A Level Year 1: Including AS:
      In January 2013, supermarkets were hit by an extraordinary scandal as it emerged that foods made of processed 'beef' actually contained horsemeat.

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