tenderloin Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a city district known for its vice and high crime rate
    combat zone.
  2. noun the tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column
    undercut.

WordNet


Ten"der*loin` noun
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913