cut of meat - a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcassroast, joint - a piece of meat roasted or for roasting and of a size for slicing into more than one portion meat - the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food chop - a small cut of meat including part of a rib chine - cut of meat or fish including at least part of the backbone leg - the limb of an animal used for food side of meat, side - a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food rib - cut of meat including one or more ribs shank - a cut of meat (beef or veal or mutton or lamb) from the upper part of the leg shin - a cut of meat from the lower part of the leg brisket - a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef steak - a slice of meat cut from the fleshy part of an animal or large fish loin - a cut of meat taken from the side and back of an animal between the ribs and the rump sirloin - the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump tenderloin, undercut - the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column neck - a cut of meat from the neck of an animal saddle - cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins rack - rib section of a forequarter of veal or pork or especially lamb or mutton |