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red-eye gravies

red-eye gravies is the plural of red-eye gravy.

Meaning of red-eye gravy

Noun

red-eye gravy (countable and uncountable, plural red-eye gravies)

  1. A thin sauce found in Southern US cuisine, made from the drippings of pan-fried country ham mixed with black coffee.
    • Some folks put a slice of ham and a ladle-full of red-eye gravy on them. Red-eye gravy comes from the juices of cooked ham boiled with coffee or water. Red-eye gravy gets its name from the red, greasy "eye" that forms on top[…]2003 August 25, Adam McClellan, Uniquely Tennessee, Capstone Classroom, →ISBN, page 30

Questions about red-eye gravies

What is red-eye gravies the plural of?
Red-eye gravies is the plural of red-eye gravy.

Words near red-eye gravies in the dictionary

  1. red-eared turtle
  2. red-eared turtles
  3. red-eye
  4. red-eye flight
  5. red-eye flights
  6. red-eye gravies
  7. red-eye gravy
  8. red-eyed
  9. red-eyeing
  10. red-eyes
  11. red-eying

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