beefsteak

[ beef-steyk ]

/ ˈbifˌsteɪk /

a cut of beef for broiling, pan-frying, etc.

Origin of beefsteak

First recorded in 1705–15; beef + steak

Then I fried Mother some beefsteak and some eggs in two frying-pans, and she liked them both very much.

Letters to His Children |Theodore Roosevelt
Whence she obtained the ham and beefsteak pie he could not conjecture.

The Revolution in Tanner's Lane |Mark Rutherford
The sizzling, delicious combination of beefsteak and other things, he pronounced the most appetizing dish he had tasted in years.

The Motor Maids by Palm and Pine |Katherine Stokes
Handy was as capable a judge of a beefsteak as any man on the boards, and he bought the best.

A Pirate of Parts |Richard Neville

And I must have a pound of beefsteak or mutton-chops for dinner.

The Secret of a Happy Home (1896) |Marion Harland

beefsteak

/ (ˈbiːfˌsteɪk) /

a piece of beef that can be grilled, fried, etc, cut from any lean part of the animal