mock turtle soup

noun

mock turtle soup

noun
1

A cheaper imitation of turtle soup, often made from brains and organ meats such as calf's head or calf's foot.

  • We refreshed ourselves with a tin of mock-turtle soup and wine from the neighbouring pantry.1898, H.G. Wells, The War of the Worlds, London: William Heinemann, page 266:

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