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Mayonnaise

A sauce made with pepper, salt, oil, vinegar, and the yolk of an egg beaten up together. A “may” in French is a cullender or strainer, also a “fort planeher sur lequel on met les raisins qu' on veut fouler.”

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