brisket

brisket
/bris"kit/, n.
1. the breast of an animal, or the part of the breast lying next to the ribs.
2. a cut of meat, esp. beef, from this part. See diag. under beef.
[1300-50; ME brusket, perh. < ON brjosk cartilage]

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  • brisket — mid 14c., perhaps from O.Fr. bruschet, with identical sense of the English word, or from O.N. brjosk gristle (related to brjost breast ) or Dan. bryske or M.H.G. brusche lump, swelling …   Etymology dictionary

  • brisket — ► NOUN ▪ meat from the breast of a cow. ORIGIN perhaps from Old Norse, cartilage, gristle …   English terms dictionary

  • brisket — [bris′kit] n. [ME brusket, akin to Dan bryske: for IE base see BREAST] 1. the breast of an animal 2. meat cut from this part: see BEEF …   English World dictionary

  • brisket — noun Etymology: Middle English brusket; akin to Old English brēost breast Date: 14th century the breast or lower chest of a quadruped animal; also a cut of beef from the brisket see beef illustration …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • brisket — noun Brisket is used after these nouns: ↑beef …   Collocations dictionary

  • brisket — [[t]brɪ̱skɪt[/t]] N UNCOUNT Brisket is a cut of beef that comes from the breast of the cow …   English dictionary

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  • brisket — noun a) The chest of an animal b) A cut of meat taken from this area, especially from the section under the first five ribs …   Wiktionary

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