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bris⋅ket

  [bris-kit]
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–noun
1. the breast of an animal, or the part of the breast lying next to the ribs.
2. a cut of meat, esp. beef, from this part.

Origin:
1300–50; ME brusket, perh. < ON brjōsk cartilage
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bris·ket   (brĭs'kĭt)   


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n.  

  1. The chest of an animal.

  2. The ribs and meat taken from the chest of an animal.


[Middle English brusket, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

brisket 
1338, perhaps from O.Fr. bruschet, with identical sense of the Eng. word, or from O.N. brjosk "gristle" (related to brjost "breast") or Dan. bryske or M.H.G. brusche "lump, swelling."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: bris·ket
Pronunciation: 'bris-k&t
Function: noun
: the breast or lower chest of a quadruped animal
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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