beefsteak

plural beefsteaks · alternative beef steak

1. countableuncountable(A) steak cut from a cattle beast (e.g., cow, steer).

   Fa la la la Fa la la lee Now let me go, my honey oh back to Tennessee It's beefsteak when I'm workin, whiskey when I'm dry, and sweet heaven when I die It's beefsteak when I'm workin, whiskey when I'm dry, and sweet heaven when I die

   2011, Gillian Welch, “Tennessee”, in The Harrow & the Harvest, performed by Gillian Welch and David Rawlings

2. abbreviationcountableellipsisEllipsis of beefsteak plant, also known as perilla and shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa).
   1. uncountableThe herb prepared from the leaves of the beefsteak plant.
3. abbreviationcountableellipsisEllipsis of beefsteak tomato.

   I purchased a half dozen of the healthiest-looking beefsteaks I could find, and tenderly planted the young shoots, using plenty of fertilizer and mulch. I faithfully watered them every day and the little plants quickly shot up to an impressive height.

   2001, Patricia Mondore, A Perennial Faith: Finding Courage to Grow in the Garden of Life

4. abbreviationcountableellipsisEllipsis of beefsteak mushroom.
5. archaiccountableA celebratory dinner, commonly held in New York between about 1870 and 1940 involving the consumption of enormous quantities of broiled steak and beer.