Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The rump bone, especially of cattle.
- noun The cut of beef containing the rump bone.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The bone of the buttock or rump in cattle; the cut of beef which includes this bone.
- noun Kerve up the flesh ther up to the hach-bone.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The bone of the rump; also, the cut of beef surrounding this bone.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A cut of
beef lying above therump bone - noun The rump bone itself
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a cut of beef including the H-shaped rump bone
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Plate No. 10 is this aitchbone, which is first cut from the round, and then the steaks are taken off.
Miss Parloa's New Cook Book Maria Parloa 1876
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After the aitchbone and steaks have been taken from the round there remain nice pieces for stewing and braising; and still lower the meat and bones are good for soups and jellies.
Miss Parloa's New Cook Book Maria Parloa 1876
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It was tried in every fashion, — braised brisket, roasted ribs, broiled steaks, filet sauté, boiled aitchbone, &c., — and in all, gave evidence of the fact, that a new meat of surpassing value had been added to the products of the English park.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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Boiled beef, either the aitchbone or the silver side of the round; carrots, turnips, suet dumplings, and potatoes: if there is a marrowbone, serve the marrow on toast at the same time.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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It was tried in every fashion, — braised brisket, roasted ribs, broiled steaks, filet sauté, boiled aitchbone, &c., — and in all, gave evidence of the fact, that a new meat of surpassing value had been added to the products of the English park.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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Boiled beef, either the aitchbone or the silver side of the round; carrots, turnips, suet dumplings, and potatoes: if there is a marrowbone, serve the marrow on toast at the same time.
The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861
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