mincing machine
- noun
- /ˈmɪnsɪŋ məˈʃin/
- UK
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- You can save time by using a mincing machine to chop vegetables for the stew.
Examples
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For making homemade sausage, a mincing machine is essential to ensure the meat is finely chopped.
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The green proponent on TV disingenuously proclaimed that this would not be a fish mincing machine and that experience worldwide proved that there was nothing to fear.
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The chef used a mincing machine to prepare the ground meat for the tacos.
Synonyms
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A kitchen machine with different blades that quickly cuts, mixes, or blends food
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A kitchen machine that cuts meat into small pieces
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A tool that cuts food into small cubes
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A machine that cuts meat or vegetables into very small pieces
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A large heavy knife for chopping meat and vegetables
A machine that chops and mixes meat quickly with fast blades in a round bowl
A machine that chops and mixes meat and other food inside a spinning bowl
A large heavy knife with a wide blade for cutting meat and vegetables
How Powerful
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- UK
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'mincing' (to cut food finely) + 'machine' (a powered device) yields ‘a machine that minces’, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the sense. The verb‑ing + machine pattern (device that performs the action) is common across languages, reinforcing its transparency.
Etymology
Mincing machine comes from the simple picture of a tool that pushes meat through small holes so it comes out in tiny pieces. The word mincing, meaning making very small bits, and machine, meaning a tool, explain this picture, so it means 'a machine that cuts or chops food into small pieces'.