beefsteak
noun/ˈbiːfˌsteɪk/
Etymology From beef + steak. Doublet of bifshtek and bistek.
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(A) steak cut from a cattle beast (e.g., cow, steer).
- Fa la la la Fa la la lee Now let me go, my honey oh back to Tennessee It's beefsteak when I'm workin, whiskey when I'm dry, and sweet heaven when I die It's beefsteak when I'm workin, whiskey when I'm dry, and sweet heaven when I die2011, Gillian Welch, “Tennessee”, in The Harrow & the Harvest, performed by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings:
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Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of beefsteak plant, also known as perilla and shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa).
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The herb prepared from the leaves of the beefsteak plant.
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Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of beefsteak tomato.
- I purchased a half dozen of the healthiest-looking beefsteaks I could find, and tenderly planted the young shoots, using plenty of fertilizer and mulch. I faithfully watered them every day and the little plants quickly shot up to an impressive height.2001, Patricia Mondore, A Perennial Faith: Finding Courage to Grow in the Garden of Life:
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Abbreviation, Ellipsis Ellipsis of beefsteak mushroom.
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Archaic A celebratory dinner, commonly held in New York between about 1870 and 1940 involving the consumption of enormous quantities of broiled steak and beer.