Take a rump or brisket of beef; keep it without salt as long as you may, without danger to have it smell ill.
"The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened"
Kenelm Digby
The door opened, and out Mr. brisket came.
"The Fatal Boots"
William Makepeace Thackeray
"That's it," says brisket.
"The Fatal Boots"
William Makepeace Thackeray