I. ˈvēl, esp before pause or consonant -ēəl noun
( -s )
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: Middle English vel, veel, from Middle French veel, from Latin vitellus small calf, diminutive of vitulus calf — more at wether
1. : calf ; especially : one suitable for or used for food
2. : the flesh of a calf a few days to 12 or 14 weeks of age — see bob veal , vealer
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veal 1: A wholesale cuts: 1 leg, 2 loin, 3 flank, 4 rib, 5 breast, 6 shoulder, 7 shank; B retail cuts: 1 hind shank, 2 heel of round, 3 round, 4 rump roast, 5 sirloin steak, 6 loin chops, 7 kidney chops, 8 flank, 9 breast, 10 rib roast, 11 blade steak, 12 arm steak, 13 shoulder roast, 14 foreshank
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II. transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
: to kill and dress (a calf) for veal