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Noun: tenderloin  'ten-du(r),loyn
  1. [N. Amer] A city district known for its vice and high crime rate
    - combat zone
     
  2. The tender meat of the loin muscle on each side of the vertebral column
    - undercut

Derived forms: tenderloins

Type of: city district, cut, cut of meat

Encyclopedia: Tenderloin, San Francisco