rib eye
noun
: the large piece of meat that lies along the outer side of the rib (as of a steer)
also
: a serving of this
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By 1958, the Iwasaki Group was exporting a passable rib eye to the United States, to be used as a promotional item by a beer company.
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Beyond the relish bar, the restaurant serves favorites like beer-cheese soup, wedge salad, pastas, pan-fried shrimp, rib eye, New York strip, glazed ribs, chicken schnitzel and more.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Specialties will include a 20-ounce bone-in ribe eye, 10-ounce Australian Wagyu and 33-ounce tomahawk rib eye.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
For the main course, plates of Dover sole and rib eye were shared among guests with sides of broccoli and French fries in brown paper pockets that featured the logos of Jimmy Choo and The Dover.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Beyond the relish bar, the restaurant serves favorites like beer-cheese soup, wedge salad, pastas, pan-fried shrimp, rib eye, New York strip, glazed ribs, chicken schnitzel and more.
—Rachel Bernhard, jsonline.com, 8 Oct. 2025
Specialties will include a 20-ounce bone-in ribe eye, 10-ounce Australian Wagyu and 33-ounce tomahawk rib eye.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2025
For the main course, plates of Dover sole and rib eye were shared among guests with sides of broccoli and French fries in brown paper pockets that featured the logos of Jimmy Choo and The Dover.
—Hikmat Mohammed, Footwear News, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Rib eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rib%20eye. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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