sirloin

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: sir=loin

CIDE DICTIONARY

sirloin, n. [A corruption of surloin. Not so called because this cut of beef was once jocosely knighted (dubbed Sir Loin) by an English king, as according to a popular story.].

 A loin of beef, or a part of a loin.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

sirloin, n. the upper and choicer part of a loin of beef.

Etymology

OF (as SUR-(1), LOIN)

THESAURUS

sirloin

Chateaubriand, blade roast, breast, brisket, chuck, chuck roast, clod, cold cuts, filet mignon, flank, knuckle, loin, plate, plate piece, pot roast, rack, rib roast, ribs, roast, rolled roast, round, rump, rump roast, saddle, shank, short ribs, shoulder, shoulder clod, tenderloin