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cut of beef

Other forms: cuts of beef

Definitions of cut of beef
  1. noun
    cut of meat from beef cattle
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    types:
    chuck
    the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade
    chuck short ribs
    between the chuck and the brisket
    plate
    the thin under portion of the forequarter
    flank
    a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg
    beef loin
    cut of meat from a loin of beef
    wedge bone
    part of the sirloin nearest the rump
    flat bone
    part of the sirloin next to the wedge bone
    pin bone
    part of the sirloin between the flat bone and the porterhouse
    sirloin tip
    a cut of beef from the upper end of the sirloin
    blade
    a cut of beef from the shoulder blade
    beef neck
    a cut of beef from the neck of the animal
    short ribs
    cut of beef containing rib ends near the sternum
    round
    a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg
    rump
    fleshy hindquarters; behind the loin and above the round
    aitchbone
    a cut of beef including the H-shaped rump bone
    type of:
    cut, cut of meat
    a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
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