Antonyms for beef

Grammar : Noun

Spell : beef

Phonetic Transcription : bif

Definition of beef

Origin : c.1300, from Old French buef "ox; beef; ox hide" (11c., Modern French boeuf), from Latin bovem (nominative bos, genitive bovis) "ox, cow," from PIE root *gwou- "cow, ox, bull" (see cow (n.)). Original plural was beeves.

noun strong physical makeup
noun complaint

Example sentences :

A roast of beef meant a visit, in Dr. Ed's modest-paying clientele.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Falling in with an American in the Bay of Biscay, we got a barrel of beef which lasted us in.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

We were out of pork and beef, and our fire-wood was nearly gone.
Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper

Come, man, you must be as hungry as a hawk—a slice of the beef?
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

In carving a round of beef, slice it horizontally and very thin.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Take a good piece of a round of beef, and cut off all the fat.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Veal suet may be used as a substitute for that of beef; also veal-dripping.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

To a pound of the lean of a leg of veal, allow a pound of beef suet.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Then take out the jar and strain the essence of the beef into a bowl.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Beef, veal, or chicken broth may be made in the same manner.
Extract from : « Directions for Cookery, in its Various Branches » by Eliza Leslie

Synonyms for beef

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