mincer
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mince
(mĭns)v. minced, minc·ing, minc·es
v.tr.
1.
a. To cut or chop into very small pieces.
b. To subdivide (land, for example) into minute parts.
2. To pronounce in an affected way, as with studied elegance and refinement.
3. To moderate, restrain, or euphemize (words) for the sake of politeness and decorum: Don't mince words: say what you mean.
v.intr.
1. To walk with very short steps or with exaggerated primness.
2. To speak in an affected way.
n.
Finely chopped food, especially mincemeat.
[Middle English mincen, from Old French mincier, from Vulgar Latin *minūtiāre, from Latin minūtia, smallness; see minutia.]
minc′er n.
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mincer
(mɪnsə)n
(Cookery) an appliance used to mince meat
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mincer
meat grinder
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| Noun | 1. |  mincer - a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small pieceskitchen utensil - a utensil used in preparing food |
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Translations
مفْرَمَة اللحْم
mlýnek na maso
hakkemaskine
húsdaráló
hakkavél
mlynček na mäso
kıyma makinası
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mincer
n (esp Brit) → Fleischwolf m
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mince
(mins) verb1. to cut into small pieces or chop finely. Would you like me to mince the meat for you?
2. to walk with short steps, in an unpleasantly dainty or delicate way. She minced over to him.
noun meat (usually beef) chopped up into small pieces. mince and potatoes.
ˈmincer noun a machine for mincing meat etc. Could you put the meat in the mincer?
ˈmincing adjective too dainty or prim. He walked with little mincing steps.
ˈmincingly adverbˈmincemeat noun
a mixture of raisins, other fruits etc, usually with suet (used in baking ˌmince-ˈpies).
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