Used as an endearment in modern Britain, though not with great frequency. ‘You stupid old sausage’ occurs in End of a Summer’s Day, addressed by an Englishman to his father. The term is clearly an endearment, not an insult, its form...

A sausage is a prepared food product, usually made from ground meat, animal fat, salt, and spices, and sometimes other ingredients such as herbs, and generally packed in a casing. Sausage making is a very old food preservation technique. Traditionally...