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rib eye

American  
Or rib-eye

noun

  1. a large beefsteak cut from the outer, or eye, side of the ribs.


Etymology

Origin of rib eye

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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The 11 Mirrors Rooftop Restaurant has a $180 rib eye on the menu, signed photos of celebrities on a wall and a panoramic view of downtown Kyiv.

From New York Times • Nov. 14, 2021

Working with the faculty of biomedical engineering at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Israel-based firm Aleph Farms also created the worlds' first lab grown rib eye steak in this way, using 3D printing, in February.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2021

During these COVID-consumed days, I craved heavily textured meats like chewy rib eye and tender barbecue brisket; as well as crunchy foods like potato chips, fried chicken, and french fries.

From Salon • Jun. 23, 2021

The Poblano Cheesesteak contains shaved rib eye, American cheese, fire-roasted poblano peppers, barbeque aioli and battered onion straws smacked between hot dog buns.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2021

He went to the annual steak feed, where the coaches and the booster club board sat at long tables inside a warehouse and ate delicious slabs of rib eye as thick as a Bible.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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