Definition of Sirloin

1. Noun. The portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump.

Generic synonyms: Cut, Cut Of Meat
Group relationships: Beef Loin
Terms within: Wedge Bone, Flat Bone, Pin Bone, Sirloin Tip, Sirloin Steak

Definition of Sirloin

1. n. A loin of beef, or a part of a loin.

Definition of Sirloin

1. Noun. A cut of beef from the lower part of the ribs ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sirloin

1. a cut of beef [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sirloin

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siri
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siring
siris tree
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sirloin (current term)
sirloin steak
sirloin tip
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Literary usage of Sirloin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Home Economics: A Guide to Household Management, Including the Proper by Maria Parloa (1898)
"When these steaks are cut long, ie, down the length of the thigh-bone, the lower part takes a portion of the "top of the sirloin," although why that piece ..."

2. Home Economics: A Guide to Household Management, Including the Proper by Maria Parola (1906)
"... the New York sirloin comes from that part of the animal which includes the fore part of the hipbone. In my lectures on marketing I have found ?ow **T- ..."

3. Modern Cookery, for Private Families: Reduced to a System of Easy Practice by Eliza Acton (1860)
"The ribs, the sirloin, and the rump, are the proper joints for roasting. ... TO ROAST sirloin, OR RIBS OF BEEF. Let the joint hang as long as it ean ..."

4. A New System of Domestic Cookery: Formed Upon Principles of Economy and by Maria Eliza Ketelby Rundell (1824)
"To dress the Inside of a cold sirloin of Beef . Cut out all the meat, and a little fat, into pieces as thick as your finger, and two inches long: dredge ..."

5. Home Economics: A Guide to Household Management by Maria Parloa (1906)
"When these steaks are cut long, ie, down the length of the thigh-bone, the lower part takes a portion of the "top of the sirloin," although why that piece ..."

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