bully beef

noun

1. canned or pickled beef.

bully beef

noun

1. tinned corned beef Often shortened tobully

Word History and Origins

Origin of bully beef¹

First recorded in 1865–70

Word History and Origins

Origin of bully beef¹

C19 bully , anglicized version of French bouilli , from boeuf bouilli boiled beef

Example Sentences

Mostly, he recounts his adventures dodging bombs, meeting brave men, and eating a lot of bully beef.

From The Daily Beast

On the whole, the axe has it; one must have fires; and bully beef can be eaten in the slab form.

From Project Gutenberg

The ration now is five biscuits (the full ration) and a Maconochie, or bully beef.

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We have had no fresh meat for a long time back, but one manages with an occasional change of bully beef or a commandeered chicken.

From Project Gutenberg

The strong steaming brew served to wash down the scanty supply of cold bully beef.

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All our pals were willing to contribute, and they gave us bully-beef and biscuits from their scanty stores.

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