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beeves B0159000 (bēvz)n.A plural of beef.beeves (biːvz) n (Breeds) archaic the plural of beef2beef (bif) n., pl. beeves (bēvz) for 2; beefs for 4, n. 1. the flesh of a cow, steer, or bull raised and killed for its meat. 2. an adult cow, steer, or bull raised for its meat. 3. Informal. a. brawn; muscular strength. b. human flesh. 4. Slang. a complaint. v.i. 5. Slang. to complain; grumble. 6. beef up, to add strength, numbers, force, etc., to. [1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French beof, Old French boef < Latin bovem, acc. of bōs ox, cow; akin to cow 1] IdiomsSeebeefbeetling
beetling[′bēt·liŋ] (textiles) Beating cloth with hammers to force the fibers together and produce a lustrous, linenlike effect. |