rosbif

Definition

An English person (as viewed by the French).

Etymology

Borrowed from French rosbif, from English roast beef. Doublet of roast beef.

Example Sentences

• "Polidor Graindart, sometime sergeant of the intendant's guard in the days when three golden lilies bloomed on the flagstaff above the De Troit blockhouse, never had forgiven the rosbifs for the conquest of New France."
• "France demonstrate the entente cordiale towards the rosbifs."