Surloin

2 definitions found

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

  Sirloin \Sir"loin`\, n. [A corruption of surloin. Not so called
     because this cut of beef was once jocosely knighted (dubbed
     Sir Loin) by an English king, as according to a popular
     story.]
     A loin of beef, or a part of a loin. [Written also
     {surloin}.]


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

  Surloin \Sur"loin`\ (s[^u]r"loin`), n. [F. surlonge; sur upon +
     longe loin. See {Sur-}, and {Loin}.]
     A loin of beef, or the upper part of the loin. See {Sirloin},
     the more usual, but not etymologically preferable,
     orthography. [Also spelled {sirloin}.]
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