parson's nose

parson's nose
noun
the tail of a dressed fowl
Syn: ↑pope's nose
Hypernyms: ↑helping, ↑portion, ↑serving
Part Holonyms: ↑bird, ↑fowl

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noun

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Facetious.
[1830-40]

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parson's nose noun
The piece of flesh at the tail end of a (cooked) fowl (also pope's nose)
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Main Entry:parson

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parson’s nose UK US noun [countable] [singular parson’s nose plural parson’s noses] british informal
the piece of meat that forms the tail of a chicken when it has been cooked
Thesaurus: cooked and preserved meatshyponym

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ˌparson's ˈnose [parson's nose parson's noses] (NAmE also ˌpope's ˈnose) noun
the piece of flesh at the tail end of a cooked bird, usually a chicken
See also:pope's nose

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  • parson's nose — n BrE informal the piece of flesh at the tail end of a bird, usually a chicken, that has been cooked American Equivalent: pope s nose …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • parson's nose — noun count BRITISH INFORMAL a POPE S NOSE …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • parson's nose — ► NOUN informal ▪ the piece of fatty flesh at the rump of a cooked fowl …   English terms dictionary

  • parson's nose — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms parson s nose : singular parson s nose plural parson s noses British informal the piece of meat that forms the tail of a chicken when it has been cooked …   English dictionary

  • parson's nose — /pasənz ˈnoʊz/ (say pahsuhnz nohz) noun the fatty tail of a fowl when cooked: *But the Senator had gone slightly cross eyed sinking his teeth into the paradoxical delicacy, the parson s nose. –murray bail, 1988. Also, pope s nose …  

  • parson's nose — Facetious. See pope s nose. [1830 40] * * * …   Universalium

  • parson's nose — noun (C) BrE informal the piece of flesh at the tail end of a bird, usually a chicken, that has been cooked; pope s nose AmE …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • parson's nose — noun The tail of a cooked fowl …   Wiktionary

  • parson's nose — noun informal the fatty extremity of the rump of a cooked fowl …   English new terms dictionary

  • parson's nose —  Fowl s rump (in cookery) …   A concise dictionary of English slang

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