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Answer for the clue "Beef in deli sandwiches ", 7 letters:
brisket

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Word definitions for brisket in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The chest of an animal 2 A cut of meat taken from this area, especially from the section under the first five ribs

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Brisket \Bris"ket\, n. [OE. bruskette, OF. bruschet, F. br['e]chet, brichet; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. brysced the breast of a slain animal, brisket, Corn. vrys breast, Armor. brusk, bruched, the front of the chest, Gael. brisgein the cartilaginous ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-14c., brusket , perhaps from Old French bruschet , with identical sense of the English word, or from Old Norse brjosk "gristle, cartilage" (related to brjost "breast") or Danish bryske or Middle High German brusche "lump, swelling;" from PIE *bhreus- ...

Usage examples of brisket.

Luckily the charity teams only competed in three categories: pork, brisket and ribs.

The pork shoulder and beef brisket had been on the fire since midnight and at mid-morning they were ready to go in the warming box after several dips in sauce.

On the fat side of the brisket, make a crisscross pattern with a knife.

As she and Stephanie spiced up the pork shoulder and brisket, they told each other tales of the night, giggling and talking too much.

Now it was seven and their heady smell, pungent from the new dry rub, mingled with the fully mature aromas of the brisket and the pork shoulder.

This booth was offering some spicy chicken wings, as well as brisket Heaven took a small bite of the chicken, which was smoky and tender, and then marked her ballot.

Why remember the family dinners of brisket, when his grandmother would bring out the aromatic platter, her face flushed, and set it on her crocheted tablecloth?

Two nights now, that brisket had rested inside the little house with the revolving door.

If he poked only the front half of his body through the door and reached as far as he could with his paws, he might be able to grab some slices of brisket, pull them toward him, and wiggle his way back out with his prize.

Hungry as he was for brisket, he was hungrier for clear memories, for knowledge of his past life.

He got supper on the table while he argued with her, dishing up brisket and cornbread and those little, red potatoes.

He swallowed, nearly choking on his tongue, which suddenly seemed like a big dry slab of overcooked brisket in his mouth.

Badger had barely twitched aside when the sizzling death clipped his brisket and hurled him against the wall.

She rammed a crotch and a brisket, got her hair free, then jolted the armpit of a grasping man.

But I am conscious that I threw out my brisket several inches and stood straight on my bow-legs as I thanked old man Don for the foremanship of his sixth herd.