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silverside
1[ sil-ver-sahyd ]
noun
, plural (especially collectively) sil·ver·side, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) sil·ver·sides.
- any of several small fishes of the family Atherinidae, having a silvery stripe along each side, as Menidia menidia, inhabiting the Atlantic coast of the United States.
silverside
2[ sil-ver-sahyd ]
noun
- Chiefly British. a rump roast of beef, especially one taken from the crown of the rump.
silverside
/ ˈsɪlvəˌsaɪd /
noun
- a coarse cut of beef below the aitchbone and above the leg
- Also calledsilversides any small marine or freshwater teleost fish of the family Atherinidae, related to the grey mullets: includes the jacksmelt
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Example Sentences
During that week-end at Silverside Boots behaved like a school-lad run wild.
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And this deepened the fascination of the younger sort for the idol they had set up upon the sands of Silverside.
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Austin went to the telephone and called up his house at Silverside, saying that he'd be down that evening with a guest.
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In the north very good meat is obtainable, the boiled beef of Turin being almost equal to our own Silverside.
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How cheerfully would I breathe half a dozen sandwiches and a silverside of beef, just to give me an appetite!
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