fifth quarter

noun

: the parts of a slaughtered animal other than offal that supplement the four quarters (as the giblets in poultry and the head, tail, hide, horns, hoofs, fat, tallow, tongue, heart, and liver in cattle and sheep)

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“Fifth quarter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fifth%20quarter. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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