Coarse meat

[Johnyxxx]

Hello.

Can anybody explain to me what "the coarsest meat" could mean? Does it mean the meat was of the lowest quality?


"He had known Joe Sibley, the xxxxx chef, houseman and valet who served Cranmer. Through Joe, Rori had furnished certain indispensables in way of food to the Cranmer household. At first, these salable articles had been exclusively vegetable — white and yellow turnip, sweet potatoes, corn and beans — but later, meat!
Yes, meat especially — whole lambs, slaughtered and quartered, the coarsest variety of piney-woods pork and beef, all in immense quantity!"

Oooze by Anthony M. Rud, 1923.


Thanks a lot.

 

[tzfujimino]

I'm not confident enough to answer your question. I'm sorry.
However, I've found an interesting website I'd like to share with you.
Late Modern English Dictionary (16th-20th century) - LEXILOGOS

 

[probus]

As tzfujimino has pointed out, all you really need here is a dictionary, Johnyxxx. Here is the first definition from Merriam-Webster:

of ordinary or inferior quality or value, common.

 

[Tdol]

PS Johny, I took a word out the text which is old-fashioned and might cause some offence today. I hope you don't mind.

 

[probus]

That word was highly offensive. I regret not having thought of removing it myself.