meat tray

English[edit]

meat tray (plural meat trays)

(non-idiomatic usage) A tray used to hold meat.
- 1986, James Pietropaolo, Patricia Ann Pietropaolo, Carnivorous Plants of the World, page 117:
  It has a meat tray, the temperature of which can be adjusted to be at or below the freezing point by controlling the opening to a portal which connects the meat tray area to the freezer.
- 2001, Caroline Spang Rosser, Planning Activities for Child Care, page 82:
  Line three disposable meat trays with damp paper towels and pour red, black, or white tempera paint into each tray.
(Australia, New Zealand) A tray of meat given as a prize in a raffle.
- 2002, Cheryl Kernot, Speaking for Myself Again Four Years of Labour and Beyond, unnumbered page:
  And the raffle prizes are always big red meat trays, (not a vegetarian amongst them), or cartons of tinnies.
- 2011, Lee Mylne, Frommer′s Melbourne Free and Dirt Cheap, page 70:
  On Tuesday nights, there′s a $10 meal deal from a limited menu (and you automatically go in the draw for a $50 meat tray).
- 2012, June Loves, The Festival by the Sea, unnumbered page:
  The Dog wasn′t remotely interested in the raffle even though winning the occasional fruit and vegie basket or meat tray has helped our constricted budget at times.