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brisket

bris·ket [ brískit ] (plural bris·kets)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. breast of animal: the breast of a four-legged animal

2. breast meat: a cut of meat, especially of beef, taken from an animal's breast

[14th century. Origin ?]
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