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Definition of ballotine
ballotines
orballottines
: boned meat, poultry, or fish that is stuffed with seasoned meats or vegetables, rolled and tied into a bundle shape, and usually braised
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Origin and Etymology of ballotine
French, diminutive of ballotte rolled, stuffed meat, diminutive of balle bundle, from Old French bale
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