n.
Pronunciation: ' b ē f
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural beefs \ ' b ē fs \ or beeves \ ' b ē vz \
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French beof, before ox, beef, from Latin bov-, bos head of cattle ― more at COW
Date: 14th century
1 : the flesh of an adult domestic bovine (as a steer or cow) used as food
2 a : an ox, cow, or bull in a full-grown or nearly full-grown state especially : a steer or cow fattened for food <quality Texas beeves > <a herd of good beef > b : a dressed carcass of a beef animal
3 : muscular flesh : BRAWN
4 plural beefs : COMPLAINT
beef 2b: A wholesale cuts: 1 shank, 2 round with rump and shank cut off, 3 rump, 4 sirloin, 5 short loin, 6 flank, 7 rib, 8 chuck, 9 plate, 10 brisket, 11 shank; B retail cuts: a heel pot roast, b round steak, c rump roast, d sirloin steak, e pinbone steak, f short ribs, g porterhouse, h T-bone, i club steak, j flank steak, k rib roast, l blade rib roast, m plate, n brisket, o crosscut shank, p arm pot roast, q boneless neck, r blade roast