silverside

[ sil-ver-sahyd ]

/ ˈsɪl vərˌsaɪd /

noun

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

Nearby words

silverius, saint, silverize, silverly, silvern, silverpoint, silverside, silversides, silversmith, silvertail, silvertip, silverware

Origin of silverside

First recorded in 1810–20; silver + side¹

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Examples from the Web for silverside

During that week-end at Silverside Boots behaved like a school-lad run wild.
The Younger Set|Robert W. Chambers
Wednesday afternoons at Silverside were chiefly devoted to optional subjects.
For the School Colours|Angela Brazil
Immediately after tea, therefore, all the resident pupils of Silverside assembled in the summer-house at the bottom of the garden.
For the School Colours|Angela Brazil
The prefects ventured the opinion that Silverside rules were at last beginning to be properly kept.
For the School Colours|Angela Brazil

It was an annual affair held in aid of a Children's Home, and the Silverside girls worked the whole year beforehand for it.
For the School Colours|Angela Brazil

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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