chipped beef

American  

noun

1. very thin slices or shavings of dried, smoked beef, often served in a cream sauce.

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Etymology

Origin of chipped beef

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Example Sentences

Appalachian food authority Ronni Lundi talks of chipped beef and gravy and tomato gravy in her cookbook “Victuals.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2019

It’s one of the last of the genuine joints, serving up eggs, hash browns, pancakes, chipped beef and dozens of other gut-busting, artery-lining entrees.

From Washington Post • May 13, 2017

He got rich selling the army the chipped beef they hated, and has the nerve to demand great respect from “their generation” for being old, rich and fortunate in the timing of his birth.

From Time • Oct. 24, 2011

Lower-ranking officials found the cuisine far less satisfactory, with the U.S. staffers particularly put out to find their trays heaped with familiar G.I. stomach turners like creamed chipped beef on toast.

From Time Magazine Archive

Most of the meals Thula managed to put before her children consisted of thin stews made from parsnips, rutabagas, potatoes, and chipped beef.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown