Synonyms for beef
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : beef |
| Phonetic Transcription : bif |
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Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for beef
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