slum·gul·lion (sl m-gl y n)n. A watery meat stew. [Perhaps slum, muddy deposit in a mining sluice + dialectal gullion, mud (perhaps from Irish Gaelic goilín, pit).] |
slumgullion [slʌmˈgʌljən ˈslʌmˌgʌl-]
n US and Canadian
1. (Cookery) Slang an inexpensive stew
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Fishing) offal, esp the refuse from whale blubber
3. (Mining & Quarrying) a reddish mud deposited in mine sluices
[from slum in US sense slime + gullion, perhaps variant of cullion testicles]
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| Noun | 1. | slumgullion - a thin stew of meat and vegetables stew - food prepared by stewing especially meat or fish with vegetables |
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