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surloin

food
Also known as: sirloin
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  • beef loin
    loin

    …is known as the “surloin,” commonly corrupted into “sirloin.” In the plural the word is a term for the lower part of the human body at the junction with the legs. It is more or less synonymous with flank, or that portion of the body bounded by the lower…

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    …is known as the “surloin,” commonly corrupted into “sirloin.” In the plural the word is a term for the lower part of the human body at the junction with the legs. It is more or less synonymous with flank, or that portion of the body bounded by the lower…

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