Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A mush of ground pork and cornmeal that is set in a mold and then sliced and fried.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To grub about.
- noun An article of food something like sausage-meat, made from scraps of pork, with liver, kidneys, etc., minced with herbs, stewed with rye-or corn-meal, and pressed into large cakes.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An article of food made by boiling together bits or scraps of meat, usually pork, and flour or Indian meal.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A tool for
scraping . - noun US, Appalachia A
mush of pork scraps, particularly head parts, andcornmeal orflour , which is boiled and poured into a mold, where the renderedgelatinous broth from cooking jells the mixture into aloaf .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun scraps of meat (usually pork) boiled with cornmeal and shaped into loaves for slicing and frying
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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If a person can only afford scrapple, is transportation the issue? industrialbiker
“Walk Bike Ride” Plan Would Narrow Nickerson for Bikes « PubliCola 2010
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Meanwhile, I was on a campaign to sell the idea of scrapple, a food that Mark had introduced me to, via his Amish friends in Pennsylvania.
The Dirty Life Kristin Kimball 2010
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In a tribute song to the dish known as scrapple, Chicago's own Robbie Fulks Band turned a recipe into melody:
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He was using absolutely every part of every product he butchered, and while his scrapple never really took off, his sausages were flying out the door.
Elissa Altman: The Real L Word Elissa Altman 2010
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The show does dip somewhat into history at each venue, such as explaining why the Greek-themed Vaso's Kitchen in Alexandria kept the landmark neon sign of its predecessor, Dixie Pig BBQ; or lending riot-era significance to the persistent Florida Avenue Grill in the District, which now finds itself serving scrapple to the gentrified masses of U Street's condoville.
Hank Stuever reviews WETA's 'Breakfast in Washington' Hank Stuever 2010
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I think I have a hankerin for a fausnaught and some scrapple.
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Bowery lodging-houses and ate scrapple in East-Side feeding-dens, and, on more than one occasion, stood in the bread-line at midnight and pondered whether or not I should faint before I fed.
CHAPTER XIII 2010
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He was using absolutely every part of every product he butchered, and while his scrapple never really took off, his sausages were flying out the door.
Elissa Altman: The Real L Word Elissa Altman 2010
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It was a hard-scrapple lifeto hear the stories now; Loyd liked to say that the Depression passed right on by without their knowing it because they were poor already.
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It was a hard-scrapple lifeto hear the stories now; Loyd liked to say that the Depression passed right on by without their knowing it because they were poor already.
bilby commented on the word scrapple
Aarggh!
August 5, 2008
plethora commented on the word scrapple
Ew.
August 5, 2008
shevek commented on the word scrapple
Wow, learning what this means just ruined bebop for me. Thanks, guys...
August 5, 2008
reesetee commented on the word scrapple
What? You don't like a particular item of prepared food? Or even a quantity of food (other than bread) formed in a particular shape? What's the matter with you guys??
August 5, 2008
bilby commented on the word scrapple
Yeah, I know, I'm fussy.
August 5, 2008
myth commented on the word scrapple
everything but the oink
May 3, 2009
rolig commented on the word scrapple
They used to serve this to us in my elementary school. It always managed to make a bad day worse.
May 3, 2009
fbharjo commented on the word scrapple
Philadelphia's equivalent to menudo (especially with maple syrup)
May 22, 2009
madmouth commented on the word scrapple
ah, the glories of mystery meat
there are so many kinds over here; I'd start a list if I knew all their names.
May 22, 2009