Brisket

Origin

Middle English brusket, probably from Old Norse
Old Danish bryske ‘cartilage, gristle’ (modern brusk), from Proto-Germanic *breuskiz (compare German Brausche ‘knot on the head’), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreus- ‘to break’. More at bruise.

Noun

1. The chest of an animal
2. A cut of meat taken from this area, especially from the section under the first five ribs