Brisket

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Brisket \Bris"ket\, n. [OE. bruskette, OF. bruschet, F.
     br['e]chet, brichet; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. brysced
     the breast of a slain animal, brisket, Corn. vrys breast,
     Armor. brusk, bruched, the front of the chest, Gael. brisgein
     the cartilaginous part of a bone.]
     That part of the breast of an animal which extends from the


     fore legs back beneath the ribs; also applied to the fore
     part of a horse, from the shoulders to the bottom of the
     chest.
  
     Note: [See Illust. of {Beef}.]
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  brisket
       n : a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of
           beef