Today’s Word of the Day is “Ragout.”
ra·gout | \ ra-ˈgü
Definition of ragout
1 : well-seasoned meat and vegetables cooked in a thick sauce
Used in a sentence:
“I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed is at least a year old a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout . . .”
— Jonathan Swift, A Modest Proposal, which is subtitled:
“FOR PREVENTING THE CHILDREN OF POOR PEOPLE IN IRELAND FROM BEING A BURDEN TO THEIR PARENTS OR COUNTRY, AND FOR MAKING THEM BENEFICIAL TO THE PUBLIC”
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