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biffin

/ˈbɪfɪn/

biffin noun: a deep-red cooking apple native to Britain.

Noun

biffin (plural biffins)

  1. A deep-red cooking apple native to Britain.
  2. Such an apple baked and flattened as a snack, popular in Norfolk.
    • […] there were Norfolk Biffins, squab and swarthy, setting off the yellow of the oranges and lemons, […]1843 December 19, Charles Dickens, “Stave Three. The Second of the Three Spirits.”, in A Christmas Carol. […], London: Chapman & Hall, […], →OCLC, page 82

biffin meaning in Tamil

biffin in Tamil

இது பழவகைகளுள் ஒன்றாகும்

Forms of biffin

pluralbiffins
alternative formbeefing

Origin of biffin

Possibly from beef, because of the red colour.

Questions about biffin

What does biffin mean?
Biffin means a deep-red cooking apple native to Britain.
What is biffin in Tamil?
Biffin in Tamil is இது பழவகைகளுள் ஒன்றாகும். See Biffin meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is biffin?
Biffin is a noun.
How do you pronounce biffin?
Biffin is pronounced /ˈbɪfɪn/.
What is the plural of biffin?
The plural of biffin is biffins.

Words near biffin in the dictionary

  1. biffed
  2. biffer
  3. biffers
  4. Biffie
  5. biffies
  6. biffin
  7. Biffin's bridge
  8. biffing
  9. biffings
  10. biffins
  11. Biffle

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Adapted from Wiktionary: biffin (page history and authors); biffin (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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