biltong

[ bil-tawng, -tong ]

/ ˈbɪlˌtɔŋ, -ˌtɒŋ /

noun

(in South Africa) strips of lean meat dried in the open air.

Words nearby biltong

bilocation, bilocular, bilocular joint, biloxi, bilsted, biltong, bim, bimaculate, bimah, bimane, bimanous

Origin of biltong

1805–15; < Afrikaans, equivalent to bil rump + tong tongue

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Examples from the Web for biltong

I therefore directed that such horses as were living might be killed, and made into biltong.
Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa|Alfred W. Drayson
She rose, and going to the embers of the little fire, warmed up some of her biltong broth which she poured into a tin pannikin.
Benita, An African Romance|H. Rider Haggard
I got up, washed and dressed her as best I could, and we breakfasted as we had supped, on biltong and biscuit.
Allan's Wife|H. Rider Haggard
On his arrival it was found he could not ride or shoot, or live on biltong.
Ladysmith|H. W. Nevinson

Copies were afterwards liberally pelted into the Boer quarter, who digested the news with their morning biltong.
South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. IV (of 6)|Louis Creswicke

British Dictionary definitions for biltong

biltong

/ (ˈbɪlˌtɒŋ) /

noun

Southern African strips of meat dried and cured in the sun

Word Origin for biltong

C19: Afrikaans, from Dutch bil buttock + tong tongue

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