Definition of mincemeat
1
: minced meat
2
: a finely chopped mixture (as of raisins, apples, and spices) sometimes with meat that is often used as pie filling
3
: a state of destruction or annihilation
—used in the phrase make mincemeat of
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The first known use of mincemeat was in 1630
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