beefsteak

American  

[beef-steyk] / 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

Etymology

Origin of beefsteak

First recorded in 1705–15; beef + steak

Example Sentences

However, the majority of tomatoes, including Beefsteak, Brandywine, as well as most heirloom tomatoes, are indeterminate varieties that not only need regular pruning, but benefit from it.

From Salon • Jul. 7, 2022

In addition to such classics as Early Girl, Beefsteak and Big Boy, she planted Cherokee Red, Black Beauty, Pineapple, Lemon Ice and Oxheart, which is pinkish, heart-shaped and big, “a pound or better,” Gow said.

From Washington Times • Sep. 11, 2019

Fast-casual turned out to be one of this era’s biggest dining innovations, and several local restaurants, such as Cava, &pizza and Beefsteak, have followed Sweetgreen in exporting their build-your-own concepts across the country.

From Washington Post • Jun. 18, 2018

Also found in Australia are Roast Beef Creek and Beefsteak Creek in New South Wales, and Leg of Lamb Bank in Western Australia—the latter named by early cartographers because its contours resembled a Sunday roast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 11, 2016

Beefsteak and mushrooms, you mean; roast turkey and cranberry sauce!

From Under the Country Sky by Rogers, Frances