Definition of "meat"

In many parts of the world, shark meat is an acceptable and desirable form of protein.

1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, page 144

While people who eat no meat at all are identified and identifiable as vegetarians, there is no commonly accepted term for people who eat it only a couple of times a week and are selective about its quality.

2010 October 19, Andy Atkins, “Debate on meat-eating does not cut the mustard”, in The Guardian‎

I was anhongred, and ye gave me meate. I thursted, and ye gave me drinke.

1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], Matthew ]

And he was pleased to accompany them in their death; for, he pined away by abstaining from all manner of meat.

1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 8, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], page 232

Your greatest want is, you want much of meat: / Why should you want? Behold, the Earth hath Rootes […].

c. 1605–1608, William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)

As full of fun and frolic as an egg is full of meat.

1879, Silas Hocking, Her Benny

The way she said ‘dinner’ and the way she said ‘champagne’ gave meat and liquid their exact difference […].

1936, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, Faber & Faber, published 2007, page 13

And hit cam to passe, thatt Jesus satt at meate in his housse.

1526, [William Tyndale, transl.], The Newe Testamẽt […] (Tyndale Bible), [Worms, Germany: Peter Schöffer], Matthew viij]

She took her spoon and stirred the melted butter into the yellow meat of the yam.

1954, Cothburn O'Neal, The Dark Lady, page 12

He sits me on the floor (the shower is still beating down on us). He lays me down and slides his huge meat into me.

1993, Nancy Friday, Women on top: how real life has changed women's sexual fantasies, page 538

Just the tight, hot caress of his bowels surrounding my meat gave me pleasures I had only dreamed of before that day.

2006, John Patrick, Play Hard, Score Big, page 54

Both men were completely, and very actively into this face fucking! Suddenly Bill pulled off of Jim's meat and said,

2011, Wade Wright, Two Straight Guys, page 41

[…] it is time to begin "A Dialogue between Viator and Piscator," which is the meat of the matter.

1577, Gerald Eades Bentley, The Arte of Angling

When a stranger comes to an aboriginal camp or settlement in north-western NSW, he is asked by one of the older aborigines: "What meat (clan) are you?"

1949, Vol.XX, Oceania

Granny Sullivan was ‘dead against’ the match at first because they did not know "what my meat was and because I was a bit on the fair side."

1973, M. Fennel, A. Grey, Nucoorilma

Some people maintained that she was "sung" because her family had killed or eaten the "meat" (totem) of another group.

1977, A. K. Eckermann, Group Organisation and Identity

Our family […] usually married the red kangaroo "meat".

1992, P. Taylor, Tell it Like it Is

That’s a beautiful goanna. […]. He’s my meat, can’t eat him.

1993, J. Janson, Gunjies