breastletn.
/ˈbrɛstlᵻt/, U.S. /ˈbrɛstlət/ rare.
A small piece of meat cut from the breast of an animal.
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breastleta1571
butt piece1750
blanket-piece1851
subprimal1970
a1571 J. Jewel Certaine Serm. (1583) sig. K6 Whensoeuer the oxe, or calfe, or sheep..was slaine, and offered vnto God..the priest for his share had the breastlet that couered the heart.
1984 Daily Mail 27 Oct. 12/2 Few of us will dare remark how criminally small our portions are, or how ridiculously undercooked are our breastlets of Wild Ducklet.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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n.a1571- make wreck
- make yare
- make yield a vow
- make —— of
- make —— sense
- make, a livelihood
- make, do waste
- make, drop a curtsy
- make, fetch up, make up leeway
- make, give, have no charge
- make, knit, or tie a knot
- make, knit, or tie a knot in
- many-formed
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- many-headedness
- many-hearted
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- many-interest
- many-jointed
- many-knotted