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biffin|ˈbɪfɪn|
Also beefen, -in, -ing, beaufin.
[A dial. pronunc. of beefing, f. beef, in reference to the deep red colour of the apple; see -ing. The spelling beaufin has been fabricated to give colour to a fictitious derivation from F. beau beautiful + fin fine.]
1. A variety of cooking apple, cultivated especially in Norfolk.
1794Godwin Cal. Williams 63 Frost-bitten cheeks, as red as a beefen from her own orchard. 1829Peacock Misf. Elphin 180 This archetype of a Norfolk beefin. 1834Penny Cycl. II. 190/1 For drying, the Norfolk Beaufin. 1844Dickens Christmas Carol 82 Norfolk Biffins, squab and swarthy, setting off the yellow of the oranges and lemons.
2. A baked apple, of the preceding variety, flattened in the form of a cake.
1822W. Kitchiner Cook's Orac. 500 Dried Biffins from Norfolk. 1837New Month. Mag. XLIX. 555 Beat his enormous head as flat as a biffin. 1858R. Hogg Veg. Kingd. 308 Baked in ovens, and flattened in the form of round cakes, they [apples] are called Beefings. |