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surloin |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Surloin \Sur"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.
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