red meat

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

red′ meat′, 

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

• 1895–1900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

red meat noun

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