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[ ten-der-loin ] / ˈtɛn dərˌlɔɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR tenderloin ON THESAURUS.COM
noun(in beef or pork) the tender meat of the muscle running through the sirloin and terminating before the ribs. a cut of beef lying between the sirloin and ribs. (initial capital letter) - (formerly) a district in New York City noted for corruption and vice: so called because police there could eat well from their bribes.
- a similar district in any U.S. city.
Origin of tenderloinAn Americanism dating back to 1820–30; tender1 + loin Words nearby tenderlointenderfoot, tender-hearted, Tender Is the Night, tenderize, tenderizer, tenderloin, tender loving care, tenderman, tender mercies, tender-minded, tenderness Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for tenderloinWith a few efficient gestures, Arnone extracts the tenderloin, proclaiming, “This is the work that I love.” The Art of the Pig|Blake Gopnik|October 31, 2011|DAILY BEAST Heat fry pan with a dash of oil and quickly sear all sides of the tenderloin. The Maori Star Chef Rocking the South Pacific|Lea Lane Stern|April 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST The tenderloin is rare when soft and spongy, and it becomes firmer as it reaches medium to well done. The Maori Star Chef Rocking the South Pacific|Lea Lane Stern|April 2, 2011|DAILY BEAST But without the dream life was unbearable, in the Tenderloin and on the Bowery. Children of the Tenements|Jacob A. Riis
Only two years had passed since the police and the reporters of the Tenderloin had ceased calling him "Doc." Vera|Richard Harding Davis Why, there are crossroads up in Sullivan County that would seem like the Tenderloin alongside of that place. Shorty McCabe|Sewell Ford Have you never received all flank, or a hard dry wing, while another guest had all tenderloin, or the second joint? Carving and Serving|Mrs. D. A. Lincoln She got us off Market Street on the next block, swinging back into the Tenderloin. Little Brother|Cory Doctorow
British Dictionary definitions for tenderloin
nouna tender cut of pork or other meat from between the sirloin and ribs US a district of a city that is particularly noted for vice and corruption Word Origin for tenderloinsense 2 from Tenderloin, former district of New York City, regarded as an easy source of bribes for a corrupt policeman Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to tenderloinghetto, favela, red-light district, skid road |