baron of beef

American  

noun

Chiefly British.

1. a joint of beef consisting of the two sirloins joined at the backbone; double sirloin.

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baron of beef British  

noun

1. a cut of beef consisting of a double sirloin joined at the backbone

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Etymology

Origin of baron of beef

First recorded in 1745–55

Example Sentences

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baron of beef

At London many a great baron of beef* was roasted.

From Time Magazine Archive

Then came geese and capons, tongues and hams, the ancient glory of the Christmas pie, a gigantic plum pudding, a pyramid of mince pies, and a baron of beef bringing up the rear.

From Crotchet Castle by Thomas Love Peacock

The classic good cheer of other days, a fowl and a bottle of Beaune, a baron of beef and porter, or a carp and good Rhine wine have gone, too.

From The Automobilist Abroad by M. F. (Milburg Francisco) Mansfield

We have all heard wonderful tales of the baron of beef, the boar's head, the peacock with spread tail, the plum soup for which there is only one recipe, and that a royal one.

From Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1 by Sarah Tytler

The baron of beef was flanked with plum-pudding and mince-pies.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 24, 1892 by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand