Meanings
plural beef steaks
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of beefsteak.
A beef steak is practically impossible to find here. “Vietnamese cows mostly do not have steaks,” a butcher recently told a foreigner. “In that case,” the latter replied, “give me a Cuban beef steak.”
1975 October 19, “Foreigners in Hanoi Seek the Good Life by Greasing Palms”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC2 more examples
These fats, according to Dr. Margo Denke M.D., Center for Human Nutrition, Southwest Medical Center, University of Texas, account for about 5% of the saturates in the American diet. Cheese, beef steaks, hot dogs and luncheon meats contribute about 7% each, she said. […] BEEF STEAKS WITH ONION AND PEPPER SAUTE
1989 March 2, Toni Tipton, “Americans Eating Less Animal Fat in Dramatic Shift”, in Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 15 Dec 2019They have names like the Sublime Society Of Beef Steaks, date back to the 18th century, and assemble to honour some arcane conversational ritual, such as the mourning of Bonnie Prince Charlie's failure to recapture the throne. […] The clubs are neither so serious as to serve as the starting point for a political pamphlet, nor so frivolous as to meet purely to talk about beef steak.
1999 April 7, Decca Aitkenhead, “Meet, think and be merry”, in Alan Rusbridger, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 08 May 2014
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