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Flanken vs Flanker - What's the difference?

flanken | flanker |

As nouns the difference between flanken and flanker

is that flanken is a certain cut of beef used in ashkenazic jewish cuisine, made by cutting short ribs across the bone while flanker is (rugby) a player who plays in the back row of the scrum.

As a verb flanker is

(obsolete) to defend by lateral fortifications.

flanken

English

Noun

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  • A certain cut of beef used in Ashkenazic Jewish cuisine, made by cutting short ribs across the bone
  • * {{quote-news, year=1991, date=January 4, author=Mary Shen Barnidge, title=Solomons' Choice, work=Chicago Reader citation
    • , passage=Carol's funny story about her son's first efforts at cooking flanken meets with silence from Frances, who confesses ignorance of both the dish and its preparation. }}
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=October 21, author=Alex Witchel, title=A Counter History, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=But for aficionados of the real thing, the high-quality, old-school kosher renditions of brisket or flanken or center-cut tongue like silk, the Second Avenue Deli was it. }} ----

    flanker

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (rugby) A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.
  • (American football) A wide receiver who lines up behind the line of scrimmage.
  • (military) A fortification or soldier projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body.
  • * (Washington Irving)
    • They threw out flankers , and endeavored to dislodge their assailants.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To defend by lateral fortifications.
  • (obsolete) To attack sideways.
    • (Evelyn)
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