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Definition of Haslet

1. Noun. Heart and liver and other edible viscera especially of hogs; usually chopped and formed into a loaf and braised.

Definition of Haslet

1. n. The edible viscera, as the heart, liver, etc., of a beast, esp. of a hog.

Definition of Haslet

1. Noun. the internal organs of an animal, especially the heart and liver of a pig ¹

2. Noun. a meatloaf made of that (and seasoning) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Haslet

1. the edible viscera of an animal [n -S]

Medical Definition of Haslet

1. The edible viscera, as the heart, liver, etc, of a beast, especially. Of a hog. Alternative forms: harslet. Origin: F. Hatelettes broil, for hastelettes, fr. F. Haste spit; cf. L. Hasta spear, and also OHG. Harst gridiron. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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1. The Writings of George Washington: Being His Correspondence, Addresses by George Washington, Jared Sparks (1834)
"Colonel haslet, who crossed the marsh, speaks of one man only as having been drowned. Another officer, who gave a very consistent account of this part of ..."

2. The History of Hillsborough, New Hampshire, 1735-1921 by George Waldo Browne (1922)
"GEORGE W., s. of George and Eliza (Hamilton) haslet, was b. in Boston, Mass., Oct. 24, 1859. His father was a native of Hallowell and his mother of ..."

3. Memoir of Lieut. Col. Tench Tilghman, Secretary and Aid to Washington by Samuel Alexander Harrison, Oswald Tilghman (1876)
"... not the Guides posted haslet wrong the whole party consisting of 400 must have fallen into our Hands. ..."

4. The Cooking Manual of Practical Directions for Economical Every-day Cookery by Juliet Corson (1879)
"They are more generally eaten in Europe than in this country, and they are really worthy of careful preparation ; for instance, take the haslet ragout, ..."

5. Digest of the Decisions of the Courts of Common Law and Admiralty in the by Theron Metcalf, Jonathan Cogswell Perkins, George Ticknor Curtis (1863)
"haslet v. Street, 2 M'Cord, 311. Loomis v. Pearson, Harper, 470. 317. A partner cannot acknowledge service of a writ, for his former partner, ..."

6. The Life of Israel Putnam, Major-general in the Army of the American Revolution by William Cutter (1858)
"... lines— Skirmishes of Colonels haslet and Hand—General McDougall's post at Chatterton's Hill—Assaulted and carried—Putnam marches to reinforce him, ..."

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