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horseburger

horseburger noun: a burger made from horsemeat.

Noun

horseburger (plural horseburgers)

  1. A burger made from horsemeat.
    • […]and then the long confab with the man behind the counter of the horseburger stand, a tasty mouthful inside a bun crisped to perfection, the whole topped with a generous serving of onions, mustard, ketchup, salt and pepper[…]1959, Ronald Hambleton, Every man is an island
    • One caveat – while the grah (hearty bean stew) is particularly good, traditional fare like horseburgers may not be to everyone's taste.2010, Piers Letcher, Croatia, 4th

Forms of horseburger

pluralhorseburgers

Origin of horseburger

From horse + -burger.

Questions about horseburger

What does horseburger mean?
Horseburger means a burger made from horsemeat.
What part of speech is horseburger?
Horseburger is a noun.
What is the plural of horseburger?
The plural of horseburger is horseburgers.

Words near horseburger in the dictionary

  1. horsebreeders
  2. horsebreeding
  3. Horsebridge
  4. horsebrush
  5. horsebrushes
  6. horseburger
  7. horseburgers
  8. horsecar
  9. horsecars
  10. horsecart
  11. horsecarts

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