goat grab
n.— «The enlisted men were subjected to a daily routine of whole boiled goat or chicken served up on a large metal platter. Mixed in the gruel were all the entrails, including beaks, hoofs, feet, and eyeballs.…Chowtime soon became known as “The Goat Grab.”» —by David J. Morris Storm on the Horizon Feb. 3, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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