bottom round

noun

: meat (such as steak) from the outer part of a round of beef

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The Settings button at the bottom rounds out the display. — PCMAG, 15 May 2024 This collection could qualify as a legit surf-and-turf as a sous vide’d bottom round steak wrapped around quick pickles joins the party. — Leslie Kelly, Forbes, 17 May 2022

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First Known Use

1891, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of bottom round was in 1891

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“Bottom round.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bottom%20round. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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