BEEFSTEAK

beefsteak

(noun) a beef steak usually cooked by broiling

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

beefsteak (countable and uncountable, plural beefsteaks)

(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from beef cattle.

(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak plant, also known as perilla and shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa).

(uncountable) The herb prepared from the leaves of the beefsteak plant.

(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak tomato.

(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak mushroom.

(countable, 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.

Source: Wiktionary


Beef"steak`, n.

Definition: A steak of beef; a slice of beef broiled or suitable for broiling.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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