meat department

Where steaks live

The meat department is the section of a grocery store where fresh meat is sold, typically staffed by butchers who can cut meat to order.

The term extends to any specialized division handling a particular product category: She works in the meat department.

Like other store sections, it functions as both a physical location and an organizational unit.

Related

ground beef · pork · chicken · counter · take a number · scale · price per pound · ground · sausage · steaks · prime rib · chops · roast · trimming · cold case · bloody · apron · cleaver

Categories
Opposites
dietary category sections

meat departmentproduce aisle

Store's fruit and vegetable area

produce section · deli counter · seafood counter

Family

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