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meat

meat \'me-t\ n [ME mete, fr. OE; akin to OHG maz food, L made-re to be 
   we]t, Gk madaros wet, mastos breast 1a: FOOD; esp : solid food as 
   distinguished from drink  1b: the edible part of something as distinguished 
   from the husk, shell, or  other covering 2: animal tissue used as food :  
   2a: FLESH  2b: FLESH; specif : flesh of domesticated animals  archaic  3: 
   MEAL; esp : DINNER