eye of round

noun

A cut of meat taken from the rear leg muscles. A cheap cut of tough lean meat, considered one of the worst cuts; suitable for making ground meat.

Similar
eye-of-round steakeye-of-round roasteye-round steakeye-round roasteye of rump

Meanings

nouneye of round (plural eyes of round)

plural eyes of round · alternative eye round · alternative eye-round · alternative eyeround · alternative eye-of-round

  1. A cut of meat taken from the rear leg muscles. A cheap cut of tough lean meat, considered one of the worst cuts; suitable for making ground meat.

    Synonyms: eye-of-round steak, eye-of-round roast, eye-round steak, eye-round roast, eye of rump

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA cut of meat taken from the rear leg muscles. A cheap cut of tough lean meat, considered one of the worst cuts; suitable for making ground meat.

Similar
eye-of-round steakeye-of-round roasteye-round steakeye-round roasteye of rump
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