rib eye

noun

: the large piece of meat that lies along the outer side of the rib (as of a steer)
also : a serving of this

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Cyber Monday Deal: Receive a free steaks (rib eye, NY strip, or filet mignon) in each of your orders for a year, plus $100 off your subscription—or $20 off each of your first five orders. Jenifer Calle, Glamour, 2 Dec. 2024 Shop Snake River Farms Save up to 20% on rib eyes from Snake River Farms, plus an extra 10% off those sale prices with code RIBEYE. Alexis Simmerman, The Arizona Republic, 27 Nov. 2024 The menu also features a prime rib trolley option, where American wagyu rib eye is sliced and served tableside. Kristen Tauer, WWD, 22 Nov. 2024 Curious onlookers meander past, watching, over diners’ shoulders, as Purdie sweeps a dollop of garlicky parsley chimichurri over thin slices of magenta-rare rib eye in a bowl of steak-and-eggs ramen. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rib eye 

Word History

First Known Use

1926, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rib eye was in 1926

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“Rib eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rib%20eye. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.

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