tenderloin Meaning, Definition & Usage
- 
       noun a city district known for its vice and high crime rate
       
       
 combat zone.
 
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       noun the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column
       
       
 undercut.
 
WordNet
Ten"der*loin` noun
Definitions
- A strip of tender flesh on either side of the vertebral column under the short ribs, in the hind quarter of beef and pork. It consists of the psoas muscles.