muscle meat

American  

[muhs-uhl meet] / ˈmʌs əl ˌmit /

noun

1. the muscular and fatty flesh of animals as used for food.

   Yes, I’ve seen the heart and kidney specials, but I’m here for the muscle meat, so a nice porterhouse for me, please.

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Etymology

Origin of muscle meat

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

First of all, it's good to clarify that red meat refers to all mammalian muscle meat.

From Salon • Aug. 10, 2023

It’s exactly what they’d do if they caught some prey – before they’d eat it they’d pluck the fur, or they’d pluck the feathers before they actually eat the muscle meat.

From Scientific American • Mar. 24, 2014

That a man can live on a flesh or muscle meat diet such as chops and steaks.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934 by Northern Nut Growers Association

Prof. Newburgh of our State University stated that Stefansson ate no more real muscle meat than the average man usually eats.

From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934 by Northern Nut Growers Association