Word: loin
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...Quebec City's Laval University, where he earned his law degree, Louis' work prompted the rector to make a flat prediction: "Le petit St. Laurent ira loin [Little St. Laurent will go far]." He won the Governor General's Medal and was offered a Rhodes Scholarship. Strong-willed young Louis, with plans already made to practice law, turned down the scholarship, went to work for one of Quebec's leading lawyers...
...Work. He kicked in the glass in the comptroller's office door, methodically laid out his tools: an 8-lb. sledge hammer with a loin. handle, two drift-pins, two chisels, 100 fuse-type blasting caps and four electric blasting caps with wires. He tapped the battery in the breast pocket of his leather jacket and hoped he wouldn't have to use it, because a well-grounded safe man hates to blast; it is a matter of professional pride...
...unveiled its big new 16-in. set at a price of $495 ($200 below today's closest competitive model). Emerson Radio & Phonograph Corp.'s President Benjamin Abrams promised a 16-in. table model "within 60 days" for only $400, and slashed the present price of the loin. table model by $30. The Hallicrafters Co. said it would do even better; it promised a 16-in. remote control receiver...
...They are just as tender, have as much flavor, and are actually leaner (after I have trimmed them), but your husband makes too much money for you to use them . . . A chuck roast can be cooked just as tender and is every bit as flavorful as a rump or loin tip, though it won't slice as pretty...
...barbecued lamb shoulder or shoulder chops are delicious, but no, you would rather pay from 20 to 30? a pound more for a leg or loin chops. You imagine bone weighs much more than it does . . . The fat that your children need for normal healthy growth is going in the tallow basket for 8? a pound and you are paying for it with higher prices...