Salisbury steak

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noun

ground beef, sometimes mixed with other foods, shaped like a hamburger patty and broiled or fried, often garnished or served with a sauce.

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Origin of Salisbury steak

1895–1900, Americanism; named after J. H. Salisbury (1823–1905), U.S. dietitian, who promoted the eating of such steaks

Words nearby Salisbury steak

salinize, salinometer, Salique, Salisbury, Salisbury Plain, Salisbury steak, Salish, Salishan, saliva, salivary gland, salivary glands

How to use Salisbury steak in a sentence

The lobster is taken away and a steak, something he considers edible, is provided.
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Such dry reasoning was unsettlingly common with the student contingent at the steak fry.
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Hillary Clinton is scheduled to appear Sunday at the Harkin Steak Fry, the premier Democratic fundraising event in the state.
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The house version of chicken fried steak is, in fact, pork-fried steak, veiled in panko breadcrumbs under a mantle of gravy.
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Marinate flank steak in garlic, Italian seasoning, paprika, oil, salt and pepper.
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They took their chop or steak at their inn or hotel, or visited the tripe houses.
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Robert Cecil, earl of Salisbury, died; an English statesman, the ablest minister of his time.
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A thick underdone steak that overwhelmed his plate appeared to melt away rapidly from before him.
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To Salisbury by way of Romsey is a fine drive of about thirty miles over good roads and through a very pleasing country.
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No one who visits Salisbury will forget Stonehenge, the most remarkable relic of prehistoric man to be found in Britain.
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