ten|der|loin

ten|der|loin
ten|der|loin «TEHN duhr LOYN», noun.
1. a tender part of the loin of beef or pork.
2. a cut of beef or pork consisting of this part.
Ten|der|loin «TEHN duhr LOYN», noun. U.S. Slang.
1. a city district or section that includes the great mass of theaters, hotels, and restaurants, and that is noted for the graft paid to the police for protection of vice.
2. (originally) a police district in New York City where the large amount of graft available was supposed to enable a corrupt policeman to live on a diet of tenderloin.

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  • Ten|der|loin — «TEHN duhr LOYN», noun. 1. a tender part of the loin of beef or pork. 2. a cut of beef or pork consisting of this part. Ten|der|loin «TEHN duhr LOYN», noun. U.S. Slang. 1. a city district or section that includes the great mass of theaters,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • ten·der·loin — /ˈtɛdɚˌloın/ noun, pl loins [count, noncount] : a piece of very tender meat from the back of a cow or pig beef/pork tenderloin …   Useful english dictionary

  • Reiche (der) — 1. Ain Reicher dünckt sich weise sein, aber ain Armer verstendiger mercket jn. – Agricola II, 229. 2. Auch der Reiche kriegt nur ein Tuch als Leiche. Frz.: Le plus riche n emporte qu un linceul. (Bohn I, 33.) 3. Auf den Reichen wie den Armen sind …   Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon

  • tenderloin — ten|der|loin [ˈtendəlɔın US ər ] n [U] meat that is soft and easy to eat, cut from each side of the ↑backbone of cows or pigs …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • tenderloin — ten|der|loin [ tendər,lɔın ] noun uncount meat of good quality that is cut from the side of a pig or cow: pork tenderloin the Tenderloin INFORMAL in the U.S., an area of a city that has a lot of crime …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tenderloin — ten•der•loin [[t]ˈtɛn dərˌlɔɪn[/t]] n. 1) coo (in beef or pork) the tender meat of the muscle running through the sirloin and terminating before the ribs 2) gov (cap.) a) (formerly) a district in New York City noted for corruption and vice: so… …   From formal English to slang

  • Tenderloin — Ten der*loin , n. 1. A strip of tender flesh on either side of the vertebral column under the short ribs, in the hind quarter of beef and pork. It consists of the psoas muscles. [1913 Webster] 2. In New York City, the region which is the center… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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