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corned beef

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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corned beef /ˌkɔːnd ˈbiːf◂ $ ˌkɔːrnd-/ noun [uncountable]  1. British EnglishDF beef that has been cooked and preserved in a can 罐装牛肉2. American EnglishDF beef that has been covered in salt water and spices to preserve it 腌牛肉,咸牛肉
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corned beefa corned beef sandwichThe tins of sardines, salmon and corned beef he pushed to one end of it.I do canned corned beef hash too.When bought directly from the cure, corned beef must be fully cooked.Every ward leader throws his annual $ 25-a-head golf days, corned beef dinners, and picnics.Nothing to eat but instant mashed potato, pickles and maybe corned beef if you are lucky.Lunch Half of the 8-oz. tin of shoulder ham or corned beef left over from Monday.The corned beef that we are familiar with is a cured beef which is then boiled and pressed before being canned.
Origin corned beef (1600-1700) corn to preserve with grains of salt ((16-19 centuries)), from corn (noun)
preserved Corpus beef and cooked that has been in


corned beef
corned beef /ˌkɔːnd ˈbiːf◂ $ ˌkɔːrnd-/ noun [uncountable]
 Date: 1600-1700
 Origin: corn 'to preserve with grains of salt' (16-19 centuries), from corn (noun)
1. British English beef that has been cooked and preserved in a can
2. American English beef that has been covered in salt water and spices to preserve it


corned beefBrE /ˌkɔːnd ˈbiːf/ 🔊NAmE /ˌkɔːrnd ˈbiːf/ 🔊 (also ˌcorn ˈbeef) noun [uncountable] beef that has been cooked and preserved using salt, often sold in cans (常为罐装的)咸牛肉