Beefsteak

Definitions

1. (A) steak cut from a cattle beast (e.g., cow, steer).
   countable, uncountable
2. Ellipsis of beefsteak plant, also known as perilla and shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa).
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis
3. The herb prepared from the leaves of the beefsteak plant.
   uncountable
4. Ellipsis of beefsteak tomato.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis
5. Ellipsis of beefsteak mushroom.
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis
6. A celebratory dinner, commonly held in New York between about 1870 and 1940 involving the consumption of enormous quantities of broiled steak and beer.
   archaic, countable

Equivalents

Examples

“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⟳”

“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.”

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