n.
- a short cylindrical tube of minced pork, beef, etc. encased in a skin, typically sold raw and grilled or fried before eating.
▸a cylindrical tube of minced meat seasoned and cooked or preserved, sold mainly to be eaten cold in slices.
- a sausage-shaped object.
Phrase
- not a sausage
Brit. informal nothing at all.
Etymology
ME: from Old North. Fr. saussiche, from med. L. salsicia, from L. salsus (see sauce).