aitchbone

[ eych-bohn ]

noun

1. the rump bone, as of beef.
2. the cut of beef that includes this bone.

aitchbone

/ ˈeɪtʃˌbəʊn /

noun

1. the rump bone or floor of the pelvis in cattle
2. a cut of beef from or including the rump bone

Word History and Origins

Origin of aitchbone¹

1480–90; 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of aitchbone¹

C15 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

Example Sentences

A small aitchbone or a solid piece from the shoulder weighing about five pounds makes an economical roast.

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