Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The front section of a side of meat.
- noun The foreleg, shoulder, and adjacent lateral parts of an animal, especially a horse.
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- noun The
foreleg ,shoulder and surrounding area of the body of aquadruped - noun The front half of a
side ofmeat
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the front half of a side of meat
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Examples
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If fresh the vein in the neck of a forequarter is bluish; if green or yellow it is stale.
Confederate Receipt Book: A Compilation of over One Hundred Receipts, Adapted to the Times 1865
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And started laying into the sinewy buffalo forequarter.
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The hardest job of all is lifting a 100-plus-pound forequarter or hindquarter to the electric band saw, according to butcher George Fernandez.
Where's the Beef? A Steak Makes a Long Journey Jessica Firger 2011
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The short loin (porterhouse, New York shell and T-bone steaks), tenderloin (filet mignon), top butt and flank are among the cuts of the hindquarter, while the brisket, chuck, plate and rib make up the forequarter.
Where's the Beef? A Steak Makes a Long Journey Jessica Firger 2011
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The short loin (porterhouse, New York shell and T-bone steaks), tenderloin (filet mignon), top butt and flank are among the cuts of the hindquarter, while the brisket, chuck, plate and rib make up the forequarter.
Where's the Beef? A Steak Makes a Long Journey Jessica Firger 2011
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Mark and his older brother Scott learned how to swing a forequarter early in the morning before school.
Where's the Beef? A Steak Makes a Long Journey Jessica Firger 2011
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The hardest job of all is lifting a 100-plus-pound forequarter or hindquarter to the electric band saw, according to butcher George Fernandez.
Where's the Beef? A Steak Makes a Long Journey Jessica Firger 2011
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And started laying into the sinewy buffalo forequarter.
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Mark and his older brother Scott learned how to swing a forequarter early in the morning before school.
Where's the Beef? A Steak Makes a Long Journey Jessica Firger 2011
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This is the topmost part of the forequarter, used for chuck roasts, both boneless and bone-in.
Choice Cut Or Mystery Meat? A Guide To Mexican Butcher Shops: Part I - Beef 2008
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