Meanings
nounbutcher's steak (plural butchers' steaks)
plural butchers' steaks · alternative butcher steak · alternative butchers' steak
- Synonym of hanger steak.
Synonyms: hanger steak
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of hanger steak.
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Origin
From butcher + steak; so called because butchers were said to keep it for themselves rather than sell it.
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butcher's steak. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butcher's%20steak
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“butcher's steak.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butcher's%20steak. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “butcher's steak,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/butcher's%20steak.
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