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sir⋅loin

  [sur-loin]
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–noun
the portion of the loin of beef in front of the rump.

Origin:
1515–25; earlier surloyn < OF *surloigne, var. of surlonge (F surlonge). See sur- 1 , loin
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Stockman & Dakota Beef
Seared, Smoked and Juicy Beef. Pick up Your Beef at Albertsons.
www.StockmanAndDakota.com
fresh&easy™ Meat
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freshandeasy.com/Meat
sir·loin   (sûr'loin')   
n.  A cut of meat, especially of beef, from the upper part of the loin just in front of the round.

[Middle English surloine, from Old French surlonge, *surloigne : sur, above (from Latin super; see uper in Indo-European roots) + longe, loigne, loin; see loin.]
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Word Origin & History

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 told of Henry VIII, James I, and Charles II, though only the first is chronologically possible.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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