beefsteak

American  

[beef-stayk] / ˈbifˌsteɪk /

noun

• beefsteaks
  plural

1. a cut of beef for broiling, pan-frying, etc.

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beefsteak British  

/ ˈbiːfˌsteɪk /

noun

1. a piece of beef that can be grilled, fried, etc, cut from any lean part of the animal

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• beefsteaks
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of beefsteak

First recorded in 1705–15; beef + steak

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Example Sentences

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Nor is it a juicy hunk of a beefsteak tomato or a pleasantly plump eggplant.

From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2024

The Morehead-based company, one of many players in the fast-growing field of indoor farming, began shipping beefsteak tomatoes to Kroger, Walmart, Publix and other grocers in early 2021.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 24, 2023

Inside, without a teaspoon of soil, nearly 3 million pounds of beefsteak tomatoes grow on 45-feet-high vines whose roots are bathed in nutrient-enhanced rainwater.

From New York Times ● Jul. 6, 2021

The two are thick as thieves, until one night that starts with prime beefsteak and ends in delicious Prosecco and limoncello cocktails.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2020

“You ought to put a nice raw beefsteak on it, Mister, that’s what it wants,” said a butcher’s boy.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis

Dane DiLiegro’s hands are as meaty as beefsteaks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2022

But until tomato season ends, I grate every tomato I can: the bumped and bruised beefsteaks, half off at the grocery store, and the delicate heirlooms warmed by the sun at the farmers’ market.

From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2021

Second place receives a pair of thin, stretchy socks that aim to make your feet look like two beefsteaks.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2018

Tomatoes range in size from tiny tomberries to chunky beefsteaks and boast more colors than iPods: they might be red, yellow, orange, pink, purple, black or green.

From Scientific American ● May 24, 2012

Here and there SS officers sat apart, at their own tables, chatting, laughing, drinking French wine, and attacking beefsteaks or sauerbraten with knives and forks.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

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