rosbif
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of rosbif
from French, from English roast beef , considered as being typically English
Example Sentences
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Here may the Yankee find his pumpkin-pie and sherry-cobblers, the Englishman his rosbif, the German his sauerkraut, the Italian his macaroni.
From My Unknown Chum by Fairbanks, Charles Bullard
When I wanted cutlets, I was told they were "off," and when I asked for "cold rosbif," that was "off" too.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, September 20, 1890 by Various
Hardly had they taken their places when Napoleon began to quiz Betsy on the fondness of the English for "rosbif and plum pudding."
From Napoleon's Young Neighbor by Reed, Helen Leah
The word scout had been retained, without translation, when the French adopted the Boy Scout movement from England, just as words like rosbif, football, and le sport had been adopted into the language.
From The Boy Scouts on the Trail by Durston, George
Both Mrs. Burton and I want a medicine of rest and roast beef as opposed to rosbif.
From The Life of Sir Richard Burton by Wright, Thomas
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