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chipped beef
noun
- very thin slices or shavings of dried, smoked beef, often served in a cream sauce.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chipped beef1
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Example Sentences
Take any piece of veal and slice it as thin as possible in small irregular slices like chipped beef.
"Cold cornbread, dried apples and chipped beef," replied Miss Ri with gravity.
Olga creamed some chipped beef, toasted bread, and made tea, adding a few cakes that she had bought on the way home.
The maid came in complaining, "I can't get no extra milk to make chipped beef for supper."
The breakfast consisted of creamed chipped beef, potatoes and hot corn bread, topped off with apple pie.
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