roast beef

Definition

Beef cooked by roasting.

Etymology

From roast + beef. Doublet of rosbif, a reborrowing.

Example Sentences

• "I tell the waiter, 'We'll have two roast beefs, one well-done, the other medium rare.'"
• "But the cars & trucks held cartons of roast chickens, slabs of cheeses, loaves of bread, racks of hotdogs, case upon case of soft drinks, cases of bottled sparkling water, pies, cakes, roast beefs & baked hams."
• "No delicate little tidbits at these parties; there are buckets of shrimps and oysters, roast beefs and hams and tables of sweets with smiling corporate heads and their lobbyists to greet the guests."