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short ribs

short ribs noun: a cut of beef from the rib and plate primals and a small corner of the square-cut chuck.

Noun

short ribs pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) A cut of beef from the rib and plate primals and a small corner of the square-cut chuck.

Forms of short ribs

alternative formshortribs

Questions about short ribs

What does short ribs mean?
Short ribs means a cut of beef from the rib and plate primals and a small corner of the square-cut chuck.
What part of speech is short ribs?
Short ribs is a noun.

Words near short ribs in the dictionary

  1. short QT syndrome
  2. short queen
  3. short queens
  4. short reckonings make long friends
  5. short rib
  6. short ribs
  7. short run
  8. short runs
  9. short s
  10. short s's
  11. short sale

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