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Fleischwolf

meat grinder, mincer

noun FLYSH-volf Rare
Food & Drink Cooking

Usage Note

Fleischwolf is a manual or electric machine that forces meat through a perforated plate to produce minced meat. The word is vivid — literally 'meat wolf'. Both stand-alone devices and mixer attachments are called Fleischwolf.

Examples

"Für selbst gemachte Frikadellen das Fleisch durch den Fleischwolf drehen."

Natural Translation

Turn the meat through the meat grinder for home-made meatballs.

Literal Translation

For self-made meatballs the meat through the meat-wolf turn.

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