BEEF

old pl. Beeves, flesh of ox, bull, or cow, and, formerly, those animals themselves; joints cut by Amer. butchers are sirloin, rump, aitchbone, buttock, mouse buttock, veiny parts, thick flank, thin flank, shim, for ribs, middle ribs, chuck ribs, leg-of-mutton piece, brisket, clod, neck, cheek. BEEF - EATER.—(1) Hypothetical original O.E. retainer. (2) Yeoman of the Guard, a body first formed by Henry VIi.; Tudor costumes still worn. (3) Warder of Tower.