Meat Cuts And Cooking Terms

noun a person who is considered to be unintelligent or foolish

• The supervisor reprimanded the employee for calling him a beefhead during the meeting.
• My brother is such a beefhead, always forgetting important things.
• I can't believe that beefhead cut me off in traffic!
• She's a real beefhead when it comes to understanding complex concepts.

noun The hip, buttock, and upper thigh in animals and humans

• The chef carefully trimmed the haunch of venison before roasting it.
• I prefer the haunch of the chicken over the breast meat.
• That steak was so juicy, I couldn't resist taking a big bite out of the haunch.
• She felt a sharp pain in her haunch after running the marathon.

noun a domesticated pig, especially one weighing over 120 pounds (54 kg)

verb to hoard or take more than one's share of something

• The farmer raised hogs on his property for meat production.
• I saw a huge hog in the farm next door.
• That guy is such a hog, he never shares his snacks.
• Her greed for power made her a real hog in the corporate world.

noun the lower part of a person's or animal's cheek, especially when it is fleshy or drooping

• The chef carefully trimmed the excess fat from the jowl of the pork before roasting it.
• I always find the jowl of the chicken to be the juiciest part.
• I can't believe you ate that entire plate of jowls, you must be really hungry.
• The two politicians were locked in a battle, each trying to gain the upper hand and bring the other to political jowl.

noun the flesh of a young sheep used as food

• The chef prepared a delicious roast lamb for the dinner party.
• I'm craving some lamb chops for dinner tonight.
• Let's grab some lamb kebabs from that food truck.
• She was like a lost lamb in the big city, unsure of where to go.

noun a domesticated bovine animal kept for milk or meat; a castrated bull

• The farmer used an ox to plow the fields.
• I saw a huge ox in the pasture.
• That ox is massive!
• He's as strong as an ox.