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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.

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. a city district known for its vice and high crime rate
  3. n. the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column
  4. 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.
  5. A strip of tender flesh on either side of the vertebral columnunder the short ribs, in the hind quarter of beef and pork. Itconsists of the psoas muscles.
  6. n:100 n. the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column