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mincer

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mince  (mns)
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 or restrain (words) for the sake of politeness and decorum; euphemize: 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 *mintire, from Latin mintia, smallness; see minutia.]

mincer n.

mincer [mɪnsə]
n
(Cookery) an appliance used to mince meat
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mincermincer - a kitchen utensil that cuts or chops food (especially meat) into small pieces
kitchen utensil - a utensil used in preparing food
Translations
mincer [ˈmɪnsəʳ] N (= machine) → máquina f de picar carne
mincer [ˈmɪnsər] nhachoir m
mincer
n (esp Brit) → Fleischwolf m
mincer [ˈmɪnsəʳ] n (for meat) → tritacarne m inv; (all-purpose) → tritatutto m inv
mincer [ˈmɪnsəʳ] n (for meat) → tritacarne m inv; (all-purpose) → tritatutto m inv


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After being severed from the whale, the white-horse is first cut into portable oblongs ere going to the mincer.
 
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