hart of grease
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
A hunter's phrase for a fat venison; a stag full of the pasture, called by Jaques "a fat and greasy citizen** (As You Like It, ii, 1).
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “hart of grease” mean?
A hunter's phrase for a fat venison; a stag full of the pasture, called by Jaques "a fat and greasy citizen** (As You Like It, ii, 1).
Is “hart of grease” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.