short ribs

plural noun

1. a beef cut from the underside of the chest, consisting of five connected ribs.
2. a beef cut from the shoulder, consisting of thick, rectangular slices 2 to 3 inches long.

Word History and Origins

Origin of short ribs¹

First recorded in 1610–1620

Example Sentences

A meat dish, galbi jim (braised short ribs), is a usual suspect.

From The Daily Beast

Texas Red Braised Beef Short Ribs by Matt and Ted Lee In Texas, “red” is archaic slang for chili con carne.

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Or in this case, Rib Gourmand: short ribs have become synonymous with long cooking.

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When the woodsman felt a hand jab him in the short ribs he recognized this as the signal from Paul for which he had been waiting.

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He leaped from a half crouch, and his dagger sank cleanly home behind the short ribs.

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The short ribs borne on the anterior caudal vertebrae are cartilaginous.

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Each bears a pair of short ribs which meet the ilia, but are not completely ankylosed either with them or the centra.

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Say, do you know, that unexpected glimpse of this little private hard luck proposition of theirs kind of got me in the short ribs.

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