block ornament

== English == === Alternative forms === block-ornament, block-ornimint === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblɒk ˌɔː(ɹ)nəmənt/, enPR: blŏk ôrnəmənt === Noun === block ornament (plural block ornaments) (obsolete, slang, UK, Australia) A small fragment of cheap meat offered for sale by a butcher, particularly one of poor quality. [from 1843] Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see block,‎ ornament. ==== Derived terms ==== blocker === References === John Camden Hotten (1873), The Slang Dictionary “block ornament, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.