red meat

noun

any meat that is dark-colored before cooking, as beef, lamb, venison, or mutton (distinguished from white meat).

Origin

1895-1900

Examples from the web for red meat

We were supposed to eat less red meat because beef was bad for us.
Eating red meat could make your body more vulnerable to a dangerous bacterial toxin, according to a new study.
Diets filled with red meat but few vegetables, for example, have been linked to several kinds of cancer.
He usually has chicken or pork but not a lot of red meat.
Foods that are rich in zinc include oysters, red meat, nuts and beans.
But hundreds of thousands of adherents thought otherwise and reveled in their freedom to eat as much red meat as they liked.
red meat and eggs have become illicit substances for many people.
red meat, liver, and egg yolks are important sources of iron.
Serving primarily businessmen, hotel dining rooms featured heavy meals built around red meat and an abundance of alcohol.

British Dictionary definitions for red meat

noun

any meat that is dark in colour, esp beef and lamb Compare white meat