Definition of Beef

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Definition of Beef

Beef

An animal of the genus Bos, especially the common species, B. taurus, including the bull, cow, and ox, in their full grown state; esp., an ox or cow fattened for food.

The flesh of an ox, or cow, or of any adult bovine animal, when slaughtered for food.

Applied colloquially to human flesh.

Of, pertaining to, or resembling, beef.

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Beef Quotations

We count on winning. And if we lose, don't beef. And the best way to prevent beefing is - don't lose.
Knute Rockne

I believe that if you don't want to do anything, then sit there and don't do it, but don't expect people to hand you a corn beef sandwich and wash your socks for you and unzip your fly for you.
Shel Silverstein

The feeling of friendship is like that of being comfortably filled with roast beef; love, like being enlivened with champagne.
Samuel Johnson

I ain't got no beef with east coast, I think it's just being hyped up.
Ice T

A hot dog at the game beats roast beef at the Ritz.
Humphrey Bogart

Beef also was difficult to be procured and exceedingly poor; the price nearly sixpence farthing per pound.
William Bligh

If we gave up eating beef we would have roughly 20 to 30 times more land for food than we have now.
James Lovelock

I think it's a little early to tell what the economic impact will be. This year our cattle prices have been particularly high. The demand for beef has remained strong in this country, even though there was the single find in Canada earlier this year.
Ann Veneman

Border security is a complex issue and will remain a top priority during the 2007 legislative year. As Congress works to fix this problem, I will continue to push for strong measures that beef up security at our borders.
Randy Neugebauer

The weekend brought good news for our friends in the cattle industry. At long last, Japan has taken the steps needed for American beef to make its way back into the Japanese market.
Randy Neugebauer

Beef Translations

beef in Afrikaans is beesvleis
beef in Dutch is klapstuk, rundvlees
beef in French is boeuf, beuf
beef in German is Speck, meckern, Rindfleisch, Rindfleisch
beef in Portuguese is carne
beef in Spanish is carne de vaca

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