pound of flesh

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Definitions of pound of flesh words

noun pound of flesh the soft substance of a human or other animal body, consisting of muscle and fat. 1
noun pound of flesh muscular and fatty tissue. 1
noun pound of flesh this substance or tissue in animals, viewed as an article of food, usually excluding fish and sometimes fowl; meat. 1
noun pound of flesh fatness; weight. 1
noun pound of flesh the body, especially as distinguished from the spirit or soul: The spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. 1
noun pound of flesh the physical or animal nature of humankind as distinguished from its moral or spiritual nature: the needs of the flesh. 1

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English flesc, Old English flǣsc; cognate with Old Frisian flēsk, Old High German fleisk (German Fleisch), Old Norse flesk bacon

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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