Meat — Defs

01 n. Food, in general; anything eaten for nourishment, either by man or beast. Hence, the edible part of anything; as, the meat of a lobster, a…

1.
Food, in general; anything eaten for nourishment, either by man or beast. Hence, the edible part of anything; as, the meat of a lobster, a nut, or an egg.
“And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, . . . to you it shall be for meat.” — Gen. i. 29.

“Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you.” — Gen. ix. 3.
2.
The flesh of animals used as food; esp., animal muscle; as, a breakfast of bread and fruit without meat.
3.
Dinner; the chief meal.[Obs.]

Phrases & compounds

Meat biscuit — See under Biscuit.

Meat earth — vegetable mold.

Meat fly — See Flesh fly, under Flesh.

Meat offering — an offering of food, esp. of a cake made of flour with salt and oil.

To go to meat — to go to a meal.

To sit at meat — to sit at the table in taking food.

02 v. t. To supply with food.

1.
To supply with food.[Obs.]
“His shield well lined, his horses meated well.” — Chapman.