noun
A thick beefsteak taken from the diaphragm between the ribs and the loin.
Origin of hanger steak
From the fact that it hangs from the last pair of ribs and the loinhanger steak
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Origin
Anatomically, it is said to "hang" from the diaphragm of the animal.
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