prime ribs

American  

Or prime rib

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a serving of the roasted ribs and meat from a prime cut of beef.

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Etymology

Origin of prime ribs

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

“We’re going back to our roots: French, but also what we grew up with, like prime ribs at Grandma’s house,” said Eric Bromberg, who owns the restaurant with his brother, Bruce.

From New York Times • Jun. 23, 2015

In a 1780 tavern on the King's Highway, now a restaurant specializing in Yankee pot roast cooked in wine, baked lobster in wine sauce, breasts of capon and prime ribs of beef.

From Time Magazine Archive

We sat down frequently to coq au vin, prime ribs au jus, and cotelette Milanese with all the trimmings.

From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou

As will be observed, the fore quarter includes the chuck, prime ribs, and whole plate, and the hind quarter, the loin and the round, each of these large pieces being indicated by a different color.

From Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 3: Soup; Meat; Poultry and Game; Fish and Shell Fish by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

What does a diner at the Ritz get in his "roast prime ribs of beef au jus" that makes it distinctive from the "Special to-day—roast beef and mashed potatoes" of the Bowery restaurant?

From Of All Things by Benchley, Robert C.