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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SIR'LOIN, n. A particular piece of beef so called. [See Sir.]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the portion of the loin (especially of beef) just in front of the rump

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: alteration of earlier surloin, modification of Middle French surlonge, from sur over (from Latin super) + loigne, longe loin — more at over, loin Date: 1554 a cut of meat and especially of beef from the part of the hindquarter just in front of the round — see beef illustration

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. the upper and choicer part of a loin of beef. Etymology: OF (as SUR-(1), LOIN)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Sirloin Sir"loin`, n. [A corruption of surloin. Not so called because this cut of beef was once jocosely knighted (dubbed Sir Loin) by an English king, as according to a popular story.] A loin of beef, or a part of a loin. [Written also surloin.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(sirloins) A sirloin is a piece of beef which is cut from the bottom and side parts of a cow's back. ...sirloin steaks. N-VAR

Moby Thesaurus

Chateaubriand, blade roast, breast, brisket, chuck, chuck roast, clod, cold cuts, filet mignon, flank, knuckle, loin, plate, plate piece, pot roast, rack, rib roast, ribs, roast, rolled roast, round, rump, rump roast, saddle, shank, short ribs, shoulder, shoulder clod, tenderloin