light meat
Americannoun
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My particular cutlet shaded beautifully from light meat on one side to darker on the other.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2022
If you want to freeze dark and light meat separately, now would be the time to sort it.
From Salon • Nov. 25, 2021
On my October visit I picked up a box of mixed pieces, light meat and dark, from the Tri-Star and drove north from Kilmarnock to Montross, returning to Stratford Hall for another look around.
From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2012
Like chickens, their muscles are primarily light meat, which is made of muscle fibers that are well-suited for short-term bursts of speed and power.
From Slate • Sep. 20, 2012
Fish was light meat and he was sick of them.
From "Hatchet" by Gary Paulsen
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