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FLAT BONE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does flat bone mean?
• FLAT BONE (noun)
The noun FLAT BONE has 1 sense:
1. part of the sirloin next to the wedge bone
Familiarity information: FLAT BONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Part of the sirloin next to the wedge bone
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("flat bone" is a kind of...):
cut of beef (cut of meat from beef cattle)
Holonyms ("flat bone" is a part of...):
sirloin (the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump)
Context examples
The long flat bone that forms the center front of the chest wall.
(Breastbone, NCI Dictionary)
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