short loin
[ shawrt loin ]
/ ˈʃɔrt ˈlɔɪn /
noun
a portion of beef from the hindquarter, behind the ribs, typically cut into steaks, including strip steaks, T-bones, and porterhouses.
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Nearby words
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Origin of short loin
First recorded in 1875–80
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019