top round
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of top round
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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She used beef chuck in her demo, but she’s also used top round or top sirloin roast.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2022
Food prices are rising and reverse-searing works great for other inexpensive thick cuts, such as top round, sirloin or picanha.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2022
Penny went in the top round for the Seahawks in 2018, but it was their first pick in 2017 — defensive tackle Malik McDowell — that may be their most infamous.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2021
Flores’s cecina beef — a long ribbon of beef sliced from top round — is a blast of concentrated flavor, at once salty and intense.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 22, 2017
Tie the rope attached to D to the top round of standards, leaving two inches play at top and two inches between lower end of D and bottom round.
From Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps by Harding, A. R. (Arthur Robert)
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