bottom round
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of bottom round
First recorded in 1920–25
Example Sentences
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The pit beef here is closer to grilled meat than slow-smoked barbecue; the bottom round is cooked directly over charcoal and sliced thin to your desired temperature.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 23, 2017
She can also buy cheap bottom round and use a chemical to undermine its resistance.
From Time Magazine Archive
One day three years ago in Pomona, Calif., a Czecho-Slovak butcher named William Dubil lugged a bottom round of beef from his refrigerator, found that someone had stored it too near the freezing coils.
From Time Magazine Archive
When the Argonaut rolls along the bottom, round openings protected with heavy glass permit the lookout to follow the beam of light thrown by the searchlight and see dimly any sizable obstruction.
From Stories of Inventors The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers by Doubleday, Russell
As he reached the bottom round his heart gave a great leap.
From The Puppet Crown by MacGrath, Harold
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