Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - beef
Beef
beef
n. & v. --n. 1 the flesh of the ox, bull, or esp. the cow, for eating. 2 colloq. well-developed male muscle. 3 (pl. beeves or US beefs) a cow, bull, or ox fattened for beef; its carcass. 4 (pl. beefs) sl. a complaint; a protest. --v.intr. sl. complain. Phrases and idioms beef tea stewed extract of beef, given to invalids. beef up sl. strengthen, reinforce, augment. beef-wood 1 any of various Australian and W. Indian hardwood trees. 2 the close-grained red timber of these. Etymology: ME f. AF, OF boef f. L bos bovis ox
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I. noun (plural ~s or beeves) see: cow Date: 14th century the flesh of an adult domestic bovine (as a steer or cow) used as food, 2. an ox, cow, or bull in a full-grown or nearly full-grown state, a dressed carcass of a ~ animal, muscular flesh ; brawn, complaint, II. verb Date: 1860 transitive verb to increase or add substance, strength, or power to, intransitive verb complain ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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