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beeftongue

beeftongue noun: the tongue of a cow used as food.

Noun

beeftongue (uncountable)

  1. The tongue of a cow used as food.
    • Cases are lined with cream chicken forcemeat mixed with shredded mushrooms and beeftongue, the eggs broken into the centre and cooked in the oven; when done they are besprinkled with chopped truffles.1898, Adolphe Meyer, Eggs, and How to Use Them, page 88

Origin of beeftongue

beef + tongue

Questions about beeftongue

What does beeftongue mean?
Beeftongue means the tongue of a cow used as food.
What part of speech is beeftongue?
Beeftongue is a noun.

Words near beeftongue in the dictionary

  1. beefsteak tomato
  2. beefsteak tomatoes
  3. beefsteaks
  4. beefstew
  5. beefstews
  6. beeftongue
  7. beefwood
  8. beefwoods
  9. beefy
  10. beefy die
  11. beeg

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