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Heinz 57 n (US, humorous, informal, also attributive)

(countable) A thing comprising parts from many different sources; a complete mix; a hodgepodge, a mishmash. An animal (chiefly a dog) of mixed breed or uncertain origin; a mongrel, a mutt. (sometimes derogatory) A person of mixed ethnic or racial ancestry. (uncountable, poker) A variety of draw poker in which the five and seven playing cards are wild cards. The American entrepreneur Henry John Heinz, who founded the Heinz food processing company, was born on this day 180 years ago in 1844.

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