aitchbone
[ eych-bohn ]
noun
the rump bone, as of beef.
the cut of beef that includes this bone.
Origin of aitchbone
11480–90; earlier hach-boon (with spurious h-); (h)ach variant by misdivision as an (h)ach(e) of a nache rump <Middle French <Vulgar Latin *natica, feminine of *naticus of the rump, equivalent to Latin nati(s) rump, nates + -cus adj. suffix
- Also edgebone.
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How to use aitchbone in a sentence
A small aitchbone or a solid piece from the shoulder weighing about five pounds makes an economical roast.
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British Dictionary definitions for aitchbone
aitchbone
/ (ˈeɪtʃˌbəʊn) /
noun
the rump bone or floor of the pelvis in cattle
a cut of beef from or including the rump bone
Origin of aitchbone
1C15 hach-boon, altered from earlier nache-bone, nage-bone (a nache mistaken for an ache, an aitch; compare adder 1); nache buttock, via Old French from Late Latin natica, from Latin natis buttock
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