T-bone Steak Definition & Meaning

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T-bone steak American [tee-bohn steyk] / ˈtiˌboʊn ˌsteɪk /

noun

1. a choice piece of beef with a conspicuous T -shaped bone, cut from the short loin and similar to a porterhouse but with a smaller portion of tenderloin.

T-bone steak British

noun

1. a large choice steak cut from the sirloin of beef, containing a T-shaped bone

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Etymology

Origin of T-bone steak

First recorded in 1920–25

Example Sentences

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He ate a last meal of T-bone steak, hash browns, toast and eggs slathered in A1 steak sauce, Hood said by telephone before the execution was carried out.

From Seattle Times

Ta’Kiya Young treated her two little boys like kings, dressing them sharply, letting them have too many sweets, cooking them big gourmet meals of T-bone steak with broccoli, cheese and rice.

From Seattle Times

The most expensive item on the regular menu is the $37 T-bone steak, according to the menu, “the steak President Bush preferred when dining in Oklahoma City.”

From Seattle Times

“Here, you eat simple and traditional dishes, like fried eggs with red peppers, blood morcilla and excellent quality T-bone steak.”

From New York Times

A T-bone steak was riding the uptown 1 train on the evening of July 5.

From New York Times

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