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round steak
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Round steak
(gcide) | Round \Round\ (round), n.
1. Anything round, as a circle, a globe, a ring. "The golden
round" [the crown]. --Shak.
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In labyrinth of many a round self-rolled. --Milton.
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2. A series of changes or events ending where it began; a
series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a
periodical revolution; as, the round of the seasons; a
round of pleasures.
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3. Hence: A course ending where it began; a circuit; a beat;
especially, one freguently or regulary traversed; also,
the act of traversing a circuit; as, a watchman's round;
the rounds of the postman.
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4. A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in
turn, and then repeated.
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the trivial round, the common task. --Keble.
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5. Hence: (Mining, Tunneling) One work cycle, consisting of
drilling blast holes, loading them with explosive,
blasting, mucking out, and, if necessary, installing
temporary support.
[RDH]
. . . Inco is still much more advanced than other
mining companies. He says that the LKAB mine in
Sweden is the closest rival. He predicts that, by
2008, Inco can reach a new productivity plateau,
doubling the current mining productivity from 3,350
tonnes to 6,350 tonnes per person per year. Another
aim is to triple the mine cycle rate (the time to
drill, blast and muck a round) from one cycle to
three complete cycles per 24 hours.
--http://www.canadianminingjournal.com/issues/apr00/page10.asp
[PJC]
6. A course of action or conduct performed by a number of
persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a
circle.
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Women to cards may be compared: we play
A round or two; which used, we throw away.
--Granville.
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The feast was served; the bowl was crowned;
To the king's pleasure went the mirthful round.
--Prior.
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7. Hence: A complete set of plays in a game or contest
covering a standard number of individual plays or parts;
as, a round of golf; a round of tennis.
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8. Hence: One set of games in a tournament.
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9. The time during which prize fighters or boxers are in
actual contest without an intermission, as prescribed by
their rules; a bout.
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10. A circular dance.
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Come, knit hands, and beat the ground,
In a light fantastic round. --Milton.
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11. That which goes round a whole circle or company; as, a
round of applause.
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12. Rotation, as in office; succession. --Holyday.
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13. The step of a ladder; a rundle or rung; also, a
crosspiece which joins and braces the legs of a chair.
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All the rounds like Jacob's ladder rise. --Dryden.
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14. (Mil.)
(a) A walk performed by a guard or an officer round the
rampart of a garrison, or among sentinels, to see
that the sentinels are faithful and all things safe;
also, the guard or officer, with his attendants, who
performs this duty; -- usually in the plural.
(b) A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops
in which each soldier fires once.
(c) One piece of ammunition for a firearm, used by
discharging one piece at a time; as, each soldier
carried a hundred rounds of ammunition.
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15. (Mus.) A short vocal piece, resembling a catch in which
three or four voices follow each other round in a species
of canon in the unison.
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16. A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded,
the yeast escaping through the bunghole.
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17. A vessel filled, as for drinking; as, to drink a round od
ale together. [R.]
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18. An assembly; a group; a circle; as, a round of
politicians. --Addison.
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19. (Naut.) See Roundtop.
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20. Same as Round of beef, below.
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Gentlemen of the round.
(a) Gentlemen soldiers of low rank who made the rounds.
See 10
(a), above.
(b) Disbanded soldiers who lived by begging. [Obs.]
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Worm-eaten gentlemen of the round, such as have
vowed to sit on the skirts of the city, let
your provost and his half dozen of halberdiers
do what they can. --B. Jonson.
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Round of beef, the part of the thigh below the aitchbone,
or between the rump and the leg. See Illust. of beef.
Round steak, a beefsteak cut from the round.
Sculpture in the round, sculpture giving the full form, as
of man; statuary, distinguished from relief.
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round steak
(wn) | round steak
n 1: a lean cut of beef from between the rump and the shank |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
Round steak
(gcide) | Round \Round\ (round), n.
1. Anything round, as a circle, a globe, a ring. "The golden
round" [the crown]. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
In labyrinth of many a round self-rolled. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. A series of changes or events ending where it began; a
series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a
periodical revolution; as, the round of the seasons; a
round of pleasures.
[1913 Webster]
3. Hence: A course ending where it began; a circuit; a beat;
especially, one freguently or regulary traversed; also,
the act of traversing a circuit; as, a watchman's round;
the rounds of the postman.
[1913 Webster]
4. A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in
turn, and then repeated.
[1913 Webster]
the trivial round, the common task. --Keble.
[1913 Webster]
5. Hence: (Mining, Tunneling) One work cycle, consisting of
drilling blast holes, loading them with explosive,
blasting, mucking out, and, if necessary, installing
temporary support.
[RDH]
. . . Inco is still much more advanced than other
mining companies. He says that the LKAB mine in
Sweden is the closest rival. He predicts that, by
2008, Inco can reach a new productivity plateau,
doubling the current mining productivity from 3,350
tonnes to 6,350 tonnes per person per year. Another
aim is to triple the mine cycle rate (the time to
drill, blast and muck a round) from one cycle to
three complete cycles per 24 hours.
--http://www.canadianminingjournal.com/issues/apr00/page10.asp
[PJC]
6. A course of action or conduct performed by a number of
persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a
circle.
[1913 Webster]
Women to cards may be compared: we play
A round or two; which used, we throw away.
--Granville.
[1913 Webster]
The feast was served; the bowl was crowned;
To the king's pleasure went the mirthful round.
--Prior.
[1913 Webster]
7. Hence: A complete set of plays in a game or contest
covering a standard number of individual plays or parts;
as, a round of golf; a round of tennis.
[PJC]
8. Hence: One set of games in a tournament.
[PJC]
9. The time during which prize fighters or boxers are in
actual contest without an intermission, as prescribed by
their rules; a bout.
[1913 Webster]
10. A circular dance.
[1913 Webster]
Come, knit hands, and beat the ground,
In a light fantastic round. --Milton.
[1913 Webster]
11. That which goes round a whole circle or company; as, a
round of applause.
[1913 Webster]
12. Rotation, as in office; succession. --Holyday.
[1913 Webster]
13. The step of a ladder; a rundle or rung; also, a
crosspiece which joins and braces the legs of a chair.
[1913 Webster]
All the rounds like Jacob's ladder rise. --Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
14. (Mil.)
(a) A walk performed by a guard or an officer round the
rampart of a garrison, or among sentinels, to see
that the sentinels are faithful and all things safe;
also, the guard or officer, with his attendants, who
performs this duty; -- usually in the plural.
(b) A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops
in which each soldier fires once.
(c) One piece of ammunition for a firearm, used by
discharging one piece at a time; as, each soldier
carried a hundred rounds of ammunition.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
15. (Mus.) A short vocal piece, resembling a catch in which
three or four voices follow each other round in a species
of canon in the unison.
[1913 Webster]
16. A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded,
the yeast escaping through the bunghole.
[1913 Webster]
17. A vessel filled, as for drinking; as, to drink a round od
ale together. [R.]
[1913 Webster +PJC]
18. An assembly; a group; a circle; as, a round of
politicians. --Addison.
[1913 Webster]
19. (Naut.) See Roundtop.
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20. Same as Round of beef, below.
[1913 Webster]
Gentlemen of the round.
(a) Gentlemen soldiers of low rank who made the rounds.
See 10
(a), above.
(b) Disbanded soldiers who lived by begging. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
Worm-eaten gentlemen of the round, such as have
vowed to sit on the skirts of the city, let
your provost and his half dozen of halberdiers
do what they can. --B. Jonson.
[1913 Webster]
Round of beef, the part of the thigh below the aitchbone,
or between the rump and the leg. See Illust. of beef.
Round steak, a beefsteak cut from the round.
Sculpture in the round, sculpture giving the full form, as
of man; statuary, distinguished from relief.
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