silverside

Etymology

silver + side

noun

  1. Any of several small fish, mostly in families Atherinidae and Atherinopsidae, both in order Atheriniformes, that are characterized by bright, silvery scales.
  2. (Britain) The upper side of a round of beef.
  3. (Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland, informal) corned beef made with this type of meat.

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