beefsteak

noun

beef·​steak ˈbēf-ˌstāk How to pronounce beefsteak (audio)
: a steak of beef usually from the hindquarter

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The aim is to harness the process of decomposition, changing the fish’s collagen into sugars over days or weeks, akin to how beefsteaks are aged. Julie Belcove, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2024 For others, there may be an aspect of flexing one’s masculinity and success through the consumption of beefsteak, a luxury in much of the world. Steven Kurutz Steven Kurutz, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2024 Robin Utrecht Van der Goot shows me one of his recent creations: a slab that looks stunningly like beefsteak. Douglas Heingartner, IEEE Spectrum, 2 June 2018 Out finally to eat a beefsteak & nothing else. Patricia Highsmith, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021 See all Example Sentences for beefsteak 

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First Known Use

circa 1706, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of beefsteak was circa 1706

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“Beefsteak.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beefsteak. Accessed 5 Dec. 2024.

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beefsteak

noun
beef·​steak ˈbēf-ˌstāk How to pronounce beefsteak (audio)
: a slice of beef suitable for broiling or frying

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