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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—H

Haricot Mutton

A ragout made with hashed mutton and turnips. In old French harigot, harligot, and haligote are found meaning a “morsel,” a “piece.”

Et li chevalier tuit monté,
Detaillie et dehaligoté.

Chauvenci: Les Tournois, p. 138.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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