rib roast

noun

a cut of beef taken from the small end of the ribs and containing a large rib eye and two or more ribs.
Also called standing rib roast.

Origin of rib roast

First recorded in 1885–90

Words nearby rib roast

riata, riau archipelago, rib, rib cage, rib eye, rib roast, rib steak, rib-knit, rib-tickler, rib-tickling, riba

Example sentences from the Web for rib roast

  • It is not generally known, however, that the second cut of the rib-roast from the fore quarter is the finest roast from the beef.

    Housekeeping in Old Virginia |Marion Cabell Tyree

  • Season a rib-roast of beef with salt, pepper and ginger and rub with vinegar.

    365 Foreign Dishes |Unknown

  • The English way of baking beef is to allow nine minutes to the pound for a rib-roast and eight minutes for a sirloin.

    Health on the Farm |H. F. Harris