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Sirloin
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sirloin
1525, serlyn, from M.Fr. surlonge, lit. "upper part of the loin," from sur "over, above" + longe "loin," from O.Fr. loigne (see loin). Eng. spelling with sir- dates from 17c., supposedly because the cut of beef was "knighted" by an English king for its superiority, a tale variously
EXPANDtold of Henry VIII, James I, and Charles II, though only the first is chronologically possible.
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