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jointing

jointing

7.2
To cut an animal into parts for cooking or sale
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɔɪntɪŋ/
  • UK
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  • Proper jointing ensures that each cut of meat is suitable for different recipes.

Examples

  • The chef is skilled in jointing meat.

  • After jointing the lamb, the butcher wrapped each portion for the customer.

  • The chef demonstrated jointing a chicken quickly and efficiently during the cooking class.

  • After jointing, the cuts were beautifully presented.

  • The butcher is skilled at jointing meat for various cuts in the shop.

  • The chef demonstrated jointing a chicken before preparing the meal.

  • After jointing the lamb, he arranged the pieces neatly for display.

Compounds

jointing plane
  • Specialized
8.4

A long flat tool for making board edges straight and smooth so they fit together

How Divided

butchering
5 5.2
to carve
53 1.5
jointing
  • UK
7.2

Surface Forms

jointing singular
jointings plural

Morphology

jointing = joint (semi-transparent) = joint + ing

The word is a regular joint + -ing formation, but the meat-cutting sense is specialized and not fully predictable for all learners.

Etymology

Jointing comes from joint, from the Latin iungere 'to join'. Think of where an animal's bones meet — a butcher cuts the carcass at those joints into parts for cooking, so jointing is cutting the animal into those portions.