Definition of "mincemeat" []

• A mixture, as of finely chopped apples, raisins, spices, meat, and rum or brandy, used especially as a pie filling. (noun)
• Finely chopped meat. (noun)
• Make mincemeat of Slang To destroy utterly: made mincemeat of the opponent's argument. (idiom)

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• "The mincemeat is tasty, too, though the difference from storebought is less obvious there."
• "Once the mincemeat is made, it’s traditionally cooked in shallow pies around 5 cm across."
• "Something to cut the mincemeat is a good idea, but this is strictly for lovers of tinned custard, with a blanket of sugary, starch thickened yellow goop doing its best to mask the sharpness of the mincemeat and artificial tasting pastry."