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Definitions

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  • proper noun with "the" A fox hunt (established 1696) in Leicestershire; the Quorn hunt is one of the world's oldest fox-hunting packs, and claims to be the United Kingdom's most famous hunt.
  • proper noun A village (formerly Quorndon) in Leicestershire, England, UK.
  • proper noun A town in South Australia.
  • proper noun trademark A mycoprotein-based food product used as a substitute for meat.

Etymologies

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After the name of the village in Leicestershire.

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Examples

  • But the group, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, also is persisting in a food-safety campaign to warn consumers about what it says are rare but potentially violent food reactions from a popular meat substitute called Quorn.

    Food Activist Fired Up Over 'Quorn' Thomas M. Burton 2011

  • But the group, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, also is persisting in a food-safety campaign to warn consumers about what it says are rare but potentially violent food reactions from a popular meat substitute called Quorn.

    WSJ.com: What's News US 2011

  • But the group, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, also is persisting in a food-safety campaign to warn consumers about what it says are rare but potentially violent food reactions from a popular meat substitute called Quorn.

    WSJ.com: What's News US 2011

  • Dad worked on the railway line from Alice Springs to Port Augusta and we settled in a little place called Quorn in the Flinders Ranges, near Port Augusta.

    unknown title 2009

  • Dinner is usually on the early side and consisting of a meat subsitute like "Quorn" or seitan plus vegetables and a sauce.

    Lauren Cahn: "Eating Clean": the Latest Evil Diet Craze 2009

  • You’d never guess some products, such as Quorn, contained eggs in the first place.

    E is for Eggs 2009

  • You’d never guess some products, such as Quorn, contained eggs in the first place.

    E is for Eggs 2009

  • But things get a little murkier, it seems, when meat substitutes such as Quorn (a factory-produced fungus known as

    Blogposts | guardian.co.uk Leo Hickman 2010

  • Vegan blogger QuarryGirl calls the market a "vegan-friendly oasis" because of beloved products like Blissed Out Chocolate and brands Gardein, Quorn, and Fry's in stock.

    Figueroa Produce Market: Organic Food--Not Just For The Wealthy Huffington Post 2011

  • After working on farms and sheep stations, Uncle Jim Richman (above) took up land near Mount Brown some miles south of Quorn in the Flinders Ranges, a venture presumably subsidized by his parents.

    Archive 2009-01-01 2009

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