rosbif
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of rosbif
from French, from English roast beef , considered as being typically English
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By the time they reached Dover Giacomo, who knew no word of English but rosbif and the Times, was utterly broken.
From The Devourers by Annie Vivanti Chartres
I long for my native land, its porter-beer, its rosbif, its eternal mists, and its polismens.
From Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) by Various
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
They had never seen the sun, and habitually lived on half-raw "rosbif."
From The Days Before Yesterday by Lord Frederick Spencer Hamilton
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 Helen Leah Reed
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