TENDERLOIN

tenderloin, undercut

(noun) the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Proper noun

Tenderloin

(historical) A neighborhood of varying extent in midtown Manhattan, New York known for illicit entertainment and associated police corruption.

A similar neighborhood in San Francisco, California.

A similar neighborhood in Seattle, Washington.

Other similar neighborhoods in other cities.

Etymology

Noun

tenderloin (countable and uncountable, plural tenderloins)

The tenderest part of a loin of meat, especially of pork or beef.

(dated, US slang) A district of a city where corruption is common, often because the district is devoted to questionable businesses (peep shows, etc) which are easy for police to blackmail and extort.

Synonyms

• (meat): striploin, eye fillet (beef)

• (neighborhood): red-light district

Hyponyms

• filet mignon (beef)

Source: Wiktionary

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Ten"der*loin`, n.

Definition: A strip of tender flesh on either side of the vertebral column under the short ribs, in the hind quarter of beef and pork. It consists of the psoas muscles.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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