T-bone

[ tee-bohn ]

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noun

a T-bone steak, a choice piece of beef with a conspicuous T -shaped bone.

verb (used with object)

T-boned, T-boning.

Informal to crash into the side of (a motor vehicle):
The driver of the SUV drove through a red light and T-boned a city bus.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of T-bone¹

From the shape of the letter T + bone ( def ); T-bone def 1 was first recorded in 1930–35; T-bone def 2 in 1965–70.

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T-bone vs. porterhouse

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Example Sentences

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The song’s use in the film helped spark an Orbison revival, and Lynch soon co-produced a new version of the song with the singer and T-Bone Burnett for a 1987 retrospective, “In Dreams: The Greatest Hits.”

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Video of the crash obtained by ABC 7 showed a white Nissan Rogue SUV run the red light, causing a side impact collision, or T-bone, with a blue BMW belonging to the victim.

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“There was a complete T-bone and then those two cars hit me and then swerved off to the side.”

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The owners said the family ordered T-bone steaks and double pudding portions, then left without paying their £329 bill.

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A family ordered T-bone steaks and double pudding portions then left without paying their £329 restaurant bill, it has been claimed.

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T-bond T-bone steak

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