DCHP-1 Online
placotte [< Cdn F < F plats de côtes cutlets] Obs. 
n. rib(s); cutlet.
- 1800 (1897) The grass was long and I lay quiet until a favorable opportunity offered as he [a buffalo] presented his placotte.
- 1806 (1897) They have a peculiar way of roasting meat. A placotte is suspended from the roof of the hut exactly over the fire. . . .
- 1953 An Indian squaw, too old to excite quips from the crowd, was peddling fresh buffalo placottes.
- 1800 (1897) The grass was long and I lay quiet until a favorable opportunity offered as he [a buffalo] presented his placotte.