单词 | beef on foot |
释义 | > as lemmasbeef on foot (d) Of cattle: alive, before being slaughtered for meat. Only in beef on foot. Cf. beef n. 3. ΚΠ 1823 Louisville (Kentucky) Public Advertiser 3 Dec. Beef—On foot 3 1-2 cents per lb. 1895 Ulster Jrnl. Archæol. 1 227 Revictualled the Castle for 6 months, with beeves on foot, biscuit, cheese, salt, and some malt. 1927 A. Adams Ranch on Beaver xi. 152 Those sale sheets show that beef on foot is advancing. 1997 M. R. Blaine Some Things are not Forgotten i. v. 87 After talking a little while, he offered each one a beef on foot. < as lemmas |
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