beefsteak

[ beef-steyk ]

noun
  1. a cut of beef for broiling, pan-frying, etc.

Origin of beefsteak

1
First recorded in 1705–15; beef + steak

Words Nearby beefsteak

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How to use beefsteak in a sentence

  • Suddenly she stopped laughing, and said in a low voice, "You don't happen to have a beefsteak about you, do you?"

    Davy and The Goblin | Charles E. Carryl
  • An argument took place in a coffee-house, between two men of taste, as to the best method of dressing a beefsteak.

  • I was just thinking how lovely it would be to sit down before a large, juicy beefsteak, said Tootles incorrigibly.

    The Woman Gives | Owen Johnson
  • Suffice it to say, the bordeaux was very respectable; but the beefsteak impracticable, and the poulette questionable.

  • Here Kendrew interrupted us by bellowing to his boy to put on a great deal of beefsteak to fry, and to hurry up with it.

    A Frontier Mystery | Bertram Mitford

British Dictionary definitions for beefsteak

beefsteak

/ (ˈbiːfˌsteɪk) /


noun
  1. a piece of beef that can be grilled, fried, etc, cut from any lean part of the animal

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