silverside
/ˈsɪlvərˌsaɪd/
noun
- A cut of beef from the upper part of the hind leg, often used for roasting or corning.
- She sliced the silverside thinly and served it with gravy.
- For Sunday dinner, we roasted a silverside with vegetables.
- The butcher recommended silverside for making corned beef.
- A small, silvery fish of the family Atherinidae, found in coastal and freshwater areas.
- Silversides are common in estuaries and are an important food for larger fish.
- A school of silversides flashed in the sunlight as they swam near the surface.
- The children caught silversides in their nets along the shore.