T-BONE

PRONUNCIATION: (TEE-bohn)

MEANING: verb tr.: To collide with the side of, especially referring to a vehicle. Also known as broadside.
noun: 1. A collision of this kind.
2. A cut of meat with a T-shaped bone.

ETYMOLOGY: From the shape of the T-shaped bone. Earliest documented use: literal: 1916, metaphorical: noun: 1938, verb: 1968
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dB-ONE - a brand of commercial amplifier

TB. CONE - a device for the protection of medical workers who might be exposed to tuberculosis patients

T-BORNE - carried by the Metropolitan Transit Authority