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Definition of Surloin
1. n. A loin of beef, or the upper part of the loin. See Sirloin, the more usual, but not etymologically preferable, orthography.
Definition of Surloin
1. Noun. (alternative form of sirloin) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Surloin
1. the upper part of a loin of beef [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Surloin
Literary usage of Surloin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Supplementary English Glossary by Thomas Lewis Owen Davies (1881)
"... the over-loin ; should be written surloin. R. seems to accept the derivation
given in the extract, for he writes, " the loin of beef so entitled by ..."
2. The Cook's Oracle: Containing Receipts for Plain Cookery on the Most by William Kitchiner (1822)
"surloin. 2. Ramp. 3. Edge Bone. 4. Buttock. 6. Mouse Buttock. 6. Veiny Piece. 7.
Thick Flank. 8. Thin Flank. 10. Fore rib : Five ribs. 11. ..."
3. The Cambrian (1907)
"As regards the name of our national joint, it is asserted that properly it should
be spelled "surloin" from the French "sur"—upon, or above, and longe"—loin ..."
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