rib roast

noun

: a cut of meat containing the large piece that lies along the outer side of the rib see beef illustration

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Zupan's Markets Zupan's gives you two options — a prime rib roast with scalloped potatoes and other fixings or a turkey dinner with mashed potatoes, gravy and stuffing. Kale Williams, Axios, 11 Dec. 2024 Cookware This is something for the big-splashy-meal cook in your life—the king of the standing rib roast, the empress of the whole pig on a spit, the generalissimo of the hundred-person clam bake. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2024 This Italian Pork Roast Cooks Low and Slow for the Most Tender Meat Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 2 (4- to 5-lb) pork rib roasts (about 8 ribs each), one left and one right if possible, chine bones removed 1/3 cup Dijon mustard 2 Tbsp. Jan Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Nov. 2024 In time for the Thanksgiving holiday, Marrow’s offerings of local organic turkeys, glazed hams, standing rib roasts, and sides, including sage stuffing, will be available for pick-up Nov. 26-27 at the new Birmingham venue and Detroit's West Village. Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 8 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rib roast 

Word History

First Known Use

1627, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rib roast was in 1627

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“Rib roast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rib%20roast. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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