Beef

bēf, n. the flesh of an ox or cow:— pl. Beeves , used in original sense, oxen.— adj. consisting of beef.— ns. Beef′-eat′er (bēf′-ēt′ėr), a popular name for a yeoman of the sovereign's guard, also of the warders of the Tower of London [the obvious ety. is the right one, there being no such form as buffe tier , connected with buffet , a sideboard, as often stated]; Beef′ine ; Beef′steak , a thick slice of beef for broiling or frying; Beef′tea , a stimulating rather than nutritious food for invalids, being the juice of beef strained off, after simmering chopped beef in water.— adjs. Beef′-wit′ted , Beef′-brained , dull or heavy in wits: stupid.— n. Beef′-wood , an Australian wood, of reddish colour, used in cabinetwork.— adj. Beef′y , like beef, fleshy, stolid. [O. Fr. boef (Fr. bœuf )—L. bos , bovis ; cf. Gr. bous , Gael. bò , Sans. go , A.S. cú .]