liverwurst
(ˈlɪvəvʊərst, -wɜːst)
[Partial tr. of G. leberwurst.]
= liver sausage.
| 1869 Atlantic Monthly Oct. 483/1 Our Dutch neighbors make liver-wurst (‘woorsht’) or meat pudding, omitting the meal, and this compound stuffed into the large intestines, is very popular in Lancaster market. 1929 E. Wilson I thought of Daisy iii. 150 The boy-friend's passed out! Too many of those rich liverwurst sandwiches! 1934 H. Miller Tropic of Cancer 41 Throw in some sweetbreads,..Throw in some fried liverwurst. 1945 S. Lewis Cass Timberlane (1946) vi. 39 Coca-Cola, liverwurst, stuffed olives, and chocolate layer cake. 1954 P. Highsmith Blunderer (1956) xxii. 139 Kimmel ordered a liverwurst sandwich. 1965 A. Roudybush Season for Death (1966) xix. 111 Spreading two slices of rye bread thickly with liverwurst. |