mince (mins)

[ Upsetting whatever came in his way-now a pan of milk, and now a basin of mince. H. B. Stowe , Oldtown, p. 342. mince-meat (mins'mēt), n. [Prop. minced meat.] 1. Meat chopped small; hence, anything chopped or broken into small pieces, literally or figuratively. Their first shot struck us in the bows, knocked our two gunners into mince meat. R. L. Stevens on , Master of Ballantrae, ii. 2. The material of which mince-pies are made. Also called minced meat and mince. mince-pie (mins'pī'), n. [