silverside

[ sil-ver-sahyd ]

/ ˈsɪl vərˌsaɪd /

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noun

Chiefly British. a rump roast of beef, especially one taken from the crown of the rump.

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Origin of silverside

First recorded in 1810–20; silver + side¹

Words nearby silverside

silver protein, silver protein stain, silver salmon, silver screen, silver service, silverside, silversides, silversmith, silver spoon, silver-spooned, Silver Spring

How to use silverside in a sentence

Maybe silverside flashing communicates something too, Iwasaka says.
Tiny crystals give a plain fish twinkling, colorful dots under light|Susan Milius|April 6, 2021|Science News
During that week-end at Silverside Boots behaved like a school-lad run wild.
The Younger Set|Robert W. Chambers
And this deepened the fascination of the younger sort for the idol they had set up upon the sands of Silverside.
The Younger Set|Robert W. Chambers
Austin went to the telephone and called up his house at Silverside, saying that he'd be down that evening with a guest.
The Younger Set|Robert W. Chambers

In the north very good meat is obtainable, the boiled beef of Turin being almost equal to our own Silverside.
The Gourmet's Guide to Europe|Algernon Bastard
How cheerfully would I breathe half a dozen sandwiches and a silverside of beef, just to give me an appetite!
Godfrey Morgan|Jules Verne

British Dictionary definitions for silverside

silverside

/ (ˈsɪlvəˌsaɪd) /

noun

British and NZ a coarse cut of beef below the aitchbone and above the leg

Also called: silversides any small marine or freshwater teleost fish of the family Atherinidae, related to the grey mullets: includes the jacksmelt

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