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sausage definition

sau·sage (sô′sij)

noun

pork or other meat,chopped fine, highly seasoned, and either stuffed into membranous casings of varying size, as bologna or salami, or made into patties for cooking

Etymology: ME sausige < NormFr saussiche, for OFr saulcisse < VL salsicia < L salsus: see sauce

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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