meat+and+drink

  • 11it is meat and drink to me — Meaning Origin From Shakespeare s As You Like It …

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  • 12food and drink —    The increasing pace of life, which is a feature of modern and especially urban Spain, together with cultural influences from outside the country, have effected many changes in eating and drinking habits.    Traditional Spanish dishes are… …

    Encyclopedia of contemporary Spanish culture

  • 13Food and Drink — 100 foot diet alcopop allergy bullying antigriddle ape diet apple tourist auto eating beer miler …

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  • 14Taboo food and drink — This article is about practices and beliefs in relation to various animals as food. For more discussion on religious views, see Unclean animals. Swine are considered treif (unfit or unclean) in Judaism and haraam (forbidden) in Islam. Taboo food… …

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  • 15meat — W3S2 [mi:t] n [: Old English; Origin: mete food ] 1.) [U and C] the flesh of animals and birds eaten as food ▪ I gave up eating meat a few months ago. ▪ raw meat ▪ a meat pie ▪ a selection of cold meats red meat (=a …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16meat — [ mit ] noun *** 1. ) uncount the flesh of an animal or bird eaten as food a ) count a particular type of meat: You can choose from a selection of meats. 2. ) uncount INFORMAL interesting or important parts of something such as a book, movie, or… …

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  • 17meat — [mēt] n. [ME mete < OE < Gmc * mad , food, meat < IE base * mad , to be moist, trickle > MAST2, Gr mastos, breast] 1. food; esp., solid food, as distinguished from drink: now archaic or dialectal except in meat and drink 2. a) the… …

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  • 18food and drink —    The diversity of the diet of an ancient Mesopotamian depended in large part on his or her income and social class. In general, poorer folk, who made up the vast bulk of the population, consumed mainly food products made from cereals (grains),… …

    Ancient Mesopotamia dictioary

  • 19meat — /mi:t/ noun 1 (U) the flesh of animals and birds eaten as food: I gave up eating meat a few months ago. | meat pie 2 (C) a type of meat: a selection of cold meats 3 (U) something that is interesting or important in a talk, book etc: The lecture… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20meat — [[t]mi͟ːt[/t]] ♦♦♦ meats 1) N MASS Meat is flesh taken from a dead animal that people cook and eat. Meat and fish are relatively expensive. ...imported meat products. ...a buffet of cold meats and salads. 2) → See also , red meat, white meat 3)… …

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