broadly: tough cartilaginous, tendinous, or fibrous matter especially in table meats
Example Sentences
a cheap piece of meat, full of gristle and fat
Recent Examples on the WebPerfect gristle for the celebrity industrial complex’s hunger for attention. Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2022 Mangled bunnies figure prominently in a show that somehow managed to keep it light while not being afraid to talk about gristle and blood. Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2022 You'll get chewed up and spit out like a hunk of gristle. Sam Gillette, PEOPLE.com, 16 Feb. 2022 My wife got the brisket and turkey which were both smoky but the brisket had a titch too much gristle.cleveland, 23 Dec. 2021 While the pork knuckle is still warm, separate the meat from the bone; discard the bone with the fat, and the gristle. Kate Krader, Fortune, 11 Dec. 2021 There’s gristle to Druig’s (Barry Keoghan) slim portion of the story. Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2021 This surpasses international standards of biodegradability and eliminates wasted fuel for burning off gristle and grit. Chris Hachey, BGR, 25 May 2021 The high heat delivered a crispy gristle on the steak that sealed in the seasoning like a blanket and allowed the beef flavor to stand out more than the fuel. Chuck Blount, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Feb. 2021 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English gristil, from Old English gristle; akin to Middle Low German gristel gristle
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of gristle was before the 12th century