biltong

[ bil-tawng, -tong ]

/ ˈbɪlˌtɔŋ, -ˌtɒŋ /

noun

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

Nearby words

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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