deckle

deckle
 n.— «The lean shoulder cut known as deckle is also used for pastrami, but Langer only likes the smaller, fattier navel—”Lean pastrami is dry,” he says.» —“Great Pastrami Taste-Off Matches Sandwiches From L.A.‘s Top Delis” by Laurie Ochoa Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 1989. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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