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biffin

American

[bif-in] / ˈbɪf ɪn /

noun

a deep-red cooking apple native to Britain.

biffin British

/ ˈbɪfɪn /

noun

a variety of red cooking apple

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Etymology

Origin of biffin

1785–95; variant of beefing (so called from color of beef ); -ing ³

Example Sentences

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"I think a Norfolk biffin would rouse her, Cobbs."

From Charles Dickens as a Reader by Kent, Charles Foster

I seem but the biffin of what I was then!

From The Poetical Works of Thomas Hood by Hood, Thomas

What was it you—" "I think a Norfolk biffin would rouse her, Cobbs.

From The Great English Short-Story Writers, Volume 1 by Defoe, Daniel

The biffin, the minshul crab, or any tart apples, are the best for drying.

From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Eaton, Mary, fl. 1823-1849

I think a Norfolk biffin would rouse her, Cobbs.

From The Holly-Tree by Dickens, Charles

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