rib eye
or rib-eye
noun
a large beefsteak cut from the outer, or eye, side of the ribs.
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Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Also called rib-eye steak .
Origin of rib eye
First recorded in 1925–30
Words nearby rib eye
ribbon worm, ribby, rib cage, Ribeirão Prêto, Ribera, rib eye, ribgrass, rib-knit, riblet, ribo-, riboflavin
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