forcemeat

noun

force·​meat ˈfȯrs-ˌmēt 

: finely chopped and highly seasoned meat or fish that is either served alone or used as a stuffing

called also farce

Examples of forcemeat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Not to be confused with other popular charcuterie elements like paté or rillettes, a terrine is made by layering forcemeat with any combination of additional ingredients in a terrine mold to cook slowly in a water bath. — Foren Clark, CNN, 30 May 2022

Juicy duck with plum sauce sits near a delightful roasted turnip stuffed with duck forcemeat, a modern take on canard aux navets. — Shauna Lyon, The New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2021

Each plate was set with a slice of the breast next to a forcemeat lollipop, and a section of mandarin and dime-size pommes souffles thickly coated with ramp powder that quickly overshadowed the mandarin sauce and threw the dish out of balance. — Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2018

From her book, Eighmey also recommends period-appropriate forcemeat balls—the kind Franklin would have feasted on in 1740s Philly—infused with mace, nutmeg and cloves. — Ryan P. Smith, Smithsonian, 31 Jan. 2018

Word History

Etymology

force (alteration of farce entry 1) + meat

First Known Use

circa 1688, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for forcemeat

• bittersweet
• incomplete
• indiscreet
• marguerite
• obsolete
• overeat
• overheat
• parakeet
• stillingfleet
• superheat
• amit
• athlete