red meat

red meat
noun
meat that is dark in color before cooking (as beef, venison, lamb, mutton)
• Hypernyms: ↑meat

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I. noun
1. : meat (as beef or lamb) that in its raw and ununcured state is distinctly red
2. : meat from one of the larger domestic mammals as distinguished from poultry or fish
II. noun
: something substantial that can satisfy a basic need or appetite

when I started doing serious research, I had to cut through the legends to get to the red meat — Barry Clifford

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any meat that is dark-colored before cooking, as beef, lamb, venison, or mutton (distinguished from white meat).
[1895-1900]

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red meat noun
Dark-coloured meat, eg beef and lamb
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Main Entry: ↑red

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red meat UK US noun [uncountable]
meat such as beef or lamb that is red before it is cooked and dark after you have cooked it. Meat that is pale after you have cooked it is called white meat .
Thesaurus: types of meathyponym

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red meat,
a meat that is red when raw. Red meat includes beef, veal, pork, mutton, and lamb.

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n. meat that is red when raw, for example beef or lamb. Often contrasted with white meat

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noun [noncount]
: meat that is red when it is raw — used especially to refer to beef compare ↑white meat

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ˌred ˈmeat [red meat] noun uncountable
meat that is dark brown in colour when it has been cooked, such as beef and ↑lamb

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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