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sirloin

/ˈsɝlɔɪn/

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What does sirloin mean?

noun

  1. A cut of beef from the lower part of the back, where the last ribs are (called rump in UK English).
  2. A cut of beef from the middle of the back (corresponding to short loin and partly rib in US English).

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/ˈsɝlɔɪn/

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We dined that afternoon on a roasted sirloin of bear, stewed jerked venison, fried trout, and pork.
S. H. (Samuel H.) HammondWild Northern Scenes; Or, Sporting Adventures with the Rifle and the RodProject Gutenberg ebook #10009
Hurstwood went out for a shave, and returned with a fair-sized sirloin steak.
Theodore DreiserSister Carrie: A NovelProject Gutenberg ebook #233
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I have had a sirloin so large, that I have been forced to make three bites of it; but this is rare.
Jonathan SwiftGulliver's Travels into Several Remote Nations of the WorldProject Gutenberg ebook #829
The thin end of a sirloin is excellent cooked this way.
W. G., Mrs. WatersThe Cook's Decameron A Study in Taste, Containing over Two Hundred Recipes for Italian DishesProject Gutenberg ebook #930
We can recommend a dish not often seen at table, and that is a sirloin of beef put into this pickle for about a fortnight.
Miss CoultonOur Farm of Four Acres and the Money We Made by ItProject Gutenberg ebook #11555