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brisket

bris·ket

UK/ˈbɹɪskɪt/ US/ˈbrɪskʌt/ uncommon

noun

1.

a cut of meat from the breast or lower chest especially of beef

Origin

From Middle English brusket, probably from Old Danish bryske (“cartilage, gristle”), from Old Norse brjósk, from Proto-Germanic *briuskiz (compare German Brausche (“knot on the head”)). Cognate with Danish brusk, Icelandic brjósk.

Phrases

  • brisket disease

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