Entry: aspic (n.)
In context: "...until the day the father is crushed into aspic in a freak accident on the Jamaica Way and all opportunities for transgenerational instruction are forever lost..."
Definition: A savoury meat jelly, composed of and containing meat, fish, game, hard-boiled eggs, etc.
Other: You're going to need to be a little flexible with the definition in this case.
SNOOT score: 1
Page: 1050
Source: Oxford English Dictionary
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