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beefsteak Definition

beef·steak (bēfstāk′)

noun

a slice of beef, esp. from the loin, cut thick for broiling or frying

beefsteak Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • tomato: Each tomato, which are a beefsteak tomato type, can weigh from a pound upwards to two pounds each.
  • type: Each tomato, which are a beefsteak tomato type, can weigh from a pound upwards to two pounds each.
  • pie: Harris had the beefsteak pie between his knees, and was carving it, and George and I were waiting with our plates ready.
  • fungus: Boletes, chanterelles, beefsteak fungus and Chicken of the woods can all be found in the area.
  • dinner: The same idea governs the beefsteak dinners in the winter.
beefsteak Quotes

Dr Johnson's morality was as English an article as a beefsteak.

—Hawthorne, Nathaniel

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