Category:Brisket

Bris"ket, n. Etym: [OE. bruskette, OF. bruschet, F. bréchet, brichet; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. brysced the chest of a slain animal, brisket, Corn. vrys chest, Armor. brusk, bruched, the front of the chest, Gael. brisgein the cartilaginous part of a bone.]

Defn: That part of the chest of an animal which extends from the fore legs back beneath the ribs; also applied to the fore part of a horse, from the shoulders to the bottom of the chest.

Note: [See Illust. of Beef.]