short loin

noun

A cut of beef from the hind quarters of a steer or heifer, behind the ribs, including the top loin and the tenderloin, usually cut into steaks.

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Meanings

nounshort loin (countable and uncountable, plural short loins)

plural short loins

  1. countableuncountableA cut of beef from the hind quarters of a steer or heifer, behind the ribs, including the top loin and the tenderloin, usually cut into steaks.
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APA

short loin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20loin

MLA

“short loin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/short%20loin. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

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