T-bone steak
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- noun
- /ˈtiːˌboʊn steɪk/
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- For dinner, I ordered a delicious T-bone steak cooked medium-rare.
- T-bone steak
- eat a T-bone steak
- get a T-bone steak
Examples
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How about a T-bone steak, cooked over a log fire beside one of America's?
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Myself, I'd rather be looking for a great big juicy T-bone steak.
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Then I'll have the T-bone, rare.
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Obviously, the T-bone was fresh and the salmon was not.
Fiction book (1993) -
"I'll have the T-bone and a pitcher of Bud," he said, showing his coupons.
Fiction book (1993) -
We found a big, brightly lit truck stop that featured everything from T-bones to a Chinese buffet.
Fiction book (1994) -
Ain't nobody ever ordered nothing but T-bone steak and a baked potato.
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When the T-bone had cooled some, he cut it up and served it on the floor, where he'd made a clean spot in the dust.
Fiction book (2002) -
After an excellent T-bone in the Gage Hotel restaurant, followed by coffee and buttermilk pie, I carefully look over the brochure for the Marfa Lights.
Fiction book (2002) -
Last week I went to a steakhouse, consumed almost an entire tray of spinach dip, a Caesar salad with dressing and bacon, and then I managed to find room for almost an entire T-bone steak.
Blog text (7)
Synonyms
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A large steak with a T-shaped bone and a small soft piece of meat
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A large steak with a T-shaped bone and a tender piece of meat on one side
How Tender
Surface Forms
Morphology
T-bone + steak
The compound is directly analyzable: 'T-bone' denotes a T-shaped bone and 'steak' denotes a cut of meat, so a B1 learner who knows 'T' (as a letter/shape), 'bone', and 'steak' can infer it is a steak containing a T-shaped bone. This straightforward compositional structure follows common compound-noun patterns and is therefore immediately comprehensible to learners who know the constituents.
Etymology
T-bone steak gets its name from the look of the cut: it has a T-shaped bone in the middle with meat on both sides, including a small, very tender piece. So, the name simply points to that 'T' bone and to a steak that gives you two kinds of meat.