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Baron of Beef

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Two sirloins left uncut at the backbone. The baron is the backpart of the ox, called in Danish, the rug. Jocosely said to be a pun upon baron and sir loin.

 

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

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Barnacles
Barnardine
Barn-burners
Barnet
Barnwell (George)
Baro-Devel
Baron
Baron Bung
Baron Munchausen (pron. Moohnkow-zn)
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Barons War (The)
Barrack Hack (The)
Barracks
Barratry or Barretry
Barrel Fever
Barrell’s Blues
Barrette
Barricade
Barrier Treaty
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