top round
a cut of beef taken from inside the round, which is below the rump and above the upper leg.
Origin of top round
1- Compare bottom round.
Words Nearby top round
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How to use top round in a sentence
The kitchen rubs top round with harissa and then cooks the beef slow in a low-temperature oven.
No sooner was this done than Johann set his foot on the top round and began to descend.
Joan of the Sword Hand | S(amuel) R(utherford) CrockettBut Andrew already had one leg across the railing, one foot on the top round of the ladder.
The Transgression of Andrew Vane | Guy Wetmore CarrylHe'd a waved his stick as if he'd been king and council i' one, an' rated 'em fro' th' top round o' th' ladder.
That Lass O' Lowrie's | Frances Hodgson BurnettAs the pilot reached the top round of the ladder, the vessel seemed "to drop from under him," and no one followed.
Poems of American History | Various
You set it upright against the wall; its top round falls three feet below the horizontal aperture.
Idolatry | Julian Hawthorne
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