Definition of "deckle" []

• A frame used in making paper by hand to form paper pulp into sheets of a desired size. (noun)
• A deckle edge. (noun)

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• "The eye of the ribeye, which is a long, tender tube about 4 in diameter, and the spinalis muscle, sometimes called the deckle or the rib cap, that wraps around the side opposite the bones."
• "I just want to draw your attention to Caleb Crain's excellent rant against what I now learn and might once have known? are called deckle edges."
• "Purchase a brisket with at least 0.6 cm (1/4-inch) of fat on the top (called the deckle)."