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bil·tong (bil′tôŋ)

noun

in South Africa, sun-dried strips of meat

Etymology: Afrik < Du bil, rump (from which it is cut) + tong, tongue (from the shape)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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