beaf

• The name is that of the old cook of the establishment The broth reviving, and the bread was fair The small beer grateful and as pepper strong The beaf-steaks tender, and the pot-herbs young DOLLY TRULL. —  Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook
• Ham and beaf-steaks appear morning, noon, and night. —  Domestic Manners of the Americans
• So, here's the beaf, so that other interested members don't fall into the same pit: —  VideoHelp.com Forum
• The beaf-steaks tender, and the pot-herbs young. —  Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama, Vol. 1 A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook
• The year before, as we have already seen, he had quarrelled with his former friend, Amedee Pichot, and had deserted the Revue de Paris_, so his business relations were, as usual, not very happy However, he was at first much pleased with Madame Bechet, who, with unexpected liberality, herself paid 4000 francs for corrections; and in July, 1834, he got rid of publisher Gosselin, whom he politely designates as a "nightmare of silliness," and a "rost-beaf ambulant," and started business with Werdet, not yet the "vulture who fed on Prometheus," but an excellent young man, somewhat resembling "l'illustre Gaudissart," full of devotion and energy The year 1833 was rich in masterpieces. —  Honore de Balzac, His Life and Writings

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