placotte

[< Cdn F < F plats de côtes cutlets]

Obs.

DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

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rib(s); cutlet.

Quotations

1800

The grass was long and I lay quiet until a favorable opportunity offered as he [a buffalo] presented his placotte.

1806

They have a peculiar way of roasting meat. A placotte is suspended from the roof of the hut exactly over the fire. . . .

1953

An Indian squaw, too old to excite quips from the crowd, was peddling fresh buffalo placottes.