tender loin

[ten-der-loin]

ten·der·loin

[ten-der-loin]
noun
1.
(in beef or pork) the tender meat of the muscle running through the sirloin and terminating before the ribs.
2.
a cut of beef lying between the sirloin and ribs.
3.
(initial capital letter)
a.
(formerly) a district in New York City noted for corruption and vice: so called because police there could eat well from their bribes.
b.
a similar district in any U.S. city.

Origin:
1820–30, Americanism; tender1 + loin
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Tender loin is always a great word to know.
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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