T-BONE

n. a T-shaped bone, esp. in steak from the thin end of a loin.

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ noun also t-bone steak

Usage: capitalized T

: a small beefsteak from the thin end of the short loin containing a T-shaped bone and a small piece of tenderloin — compare porterhouse; see beef illustration

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Tˈ-bone noun

A bone shaped like a T, esp in a large steak cut from the sirloin of beef

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Main Entry: ↑T

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T-bone, or t-bone «TEE _BOHN», noun, verb.

–noun.

U.S. a steak containing a T-shaped bone, cut from the middle portion of a loin of beef.

a broadside collision where one vehicle is at right-angles to the other.

–transitive verb.

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Zooming backward in the lot, he t-boned a parked truck.

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1.

n. (also T-bone steak) a large choice piece of loin steak containing a T-shaped bone

2.

v. [trans.] crash head-on into the side of (another vehicle)

his car rolled over and was T-boned by an oncoming vehicle

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/ˈtiːˌboʊn/ noun, pl -bones [count]

: a thick piece of beef that contains a T-shaped bone — called also T-bone steak