forequarter
noun
fore·quar·ter
ˈfȯr-ˌkwȯ(r)-tər 
-ˌkȯr-
: the front half of a lateral half of the body or carcass of a quadruped
a forequarter of beef
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The beef back ribs are trimmed off the outside of prime rib (part of the rib primal behind the forequarters) and consist of seven rib bones.
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Claire Perez, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Nov. 2019
And if only beef from the forequarter is permitted, how will observant Jews parse meat grown in a lab, no bones and no quarters at all?
—Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
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Claire Perez, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Nov. 2019
And if only beef from the forequarter is permitted, how will observant Jews parse meat grown in a lab, no bones and no quarters at all?
—Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2019
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“Forequarter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forequarter. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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forequarter
noun
fore·quar·ter
-ˌkwȯ(r)t-ər
: the left or right half of a front half of the body of a four-footed animal
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