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tenderloin

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as in hole, pigsty

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The first known use of tenderloin was circa 1828

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“Tenderloin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tenderloin. Accessed 8 Apr. 2020.

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