Joints and cuts of meat
beefsteak
noun
a large thick piece of good-quality beef
braising steak
noun
beef that is suitable for braising
breast
noun
meat from a bird’s breast, or from the front part of the body of some other animals
brisket
noun
meat, usually beef, from an animal’s chest
chop
noun
a small piece of meat with a bone in it, usually from a sheep or a pig
chuck steak
noun
a piece of meat taken from the neck and shoulder of a cow
chump
noun
a thick end of a piece of meat
cut
noun
a piece of meat that has been cut from a particular part of the animal
cutlet
noun
a flat piece of meat still connected to a bone, usually a piece of lamb or veal
drumstick
noun
the lower part of the leg of a chicken or other bird, cooked and eaten as food
escalope
noun
a thin piece of meat that you cook in hot fat
filet
another spelling of fillet1
fillet
noun
a long thin piece of meat with no bones in it
flank
noun
the side of an animal’s body between its hip and its ribs, or the meat from this part of an animal’s body
haunch
noun
the upper part of an animal’s leg, used as meat
hock
noun
the part above a pig’s back foot that is sometimes eaten as meat
knuckle
noun
a piece of meat from an animal’s lower leg
leg
noun
a piece of meat that comes from an animal’s leg
loin
noun
a piece of meat from the sides or back of an animal, near the tail
marrow bone
noun
a bone that has marrow inside it, sometimes used for adding flavour to soup
neck
noun
the flesh of an animal’s neck when eaten as food
pork belly
noun
a piece of fresh meat from one side of a pig
rasher
noun
a thin flat piece of bacon or ham
rib
noun
a piece of meat that is attached to the rib of an animal
rump steak
noun
meat that comes from a cow’s rump
shank
noun
the lower part of an animal’s leg, or meat from an animal’s leg
shoulder
noun
the upper part of the front leg of an animal, or meat from this part
side
noun
one half of the body of a cow, pig, or other large animal, used as food
sirloin
noun
an expensive piece of beef taken from a cow’s lower back
spare ribs
noun
meat that comes from the chest of an animal, especially a pig, that is cooked and eaten with the bones in
steak
noun
the meat from a cow, especially a piece without fat that is high in quality
steak
noun
meat from a cow that is cut into small pieces and used for making things like stew (=a very thick soup)
steak
noun
a large piece of another type of meat or fish
T-bone steak
noun
a thick piece of beef containing a bone shaped like the letter T
tenderloin
noun
meat of good quality that is cut from the side of a pig or cow
thigh
noun
the upper part of the leg of a bird, eaten as food
topside
noun
beef cut from the top outer part of a cow’s leg
trotter
noun
the foot of a pig, sometimes cooked and eaten as food
wing
noun
the meat from the wing of a chicken etc, eaten as food
wishbone
noun
a bone shaped like a Y in a cooked bird. Traditionally, two people pull the bone and the person who gets the larger piece can make a wish.
a rack of lamb/pork
a large piece of meat from a sheep/pig that consists of its chest and ribs
