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Definition of burnt offering noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

burnt offering

noun

burnt offering pronunciation English

burnt offering pronunciation American

1 something (usually an animal) that is burnt in a religious ceremony as a gift offered to a god2 (British English, humorous) food that has been badly burnt by accident