beefstew

English

Noun

beefstew (plural beefstews)

1. Alternative form of beef stew
   • 1946, Nevada Highways and Parks, page 5:

     As other cattlemen followed him and settled there, Mason Valley became the main source of supply for the beefsteaks and beefstews for the Virginia City miners.

   • 1956, C. Wesley Kaufman, Solution to Juvenile Delinquency, page 106:

     Beefstews and lamb stews and more dried fruits were good too, they admitted, and they also agreed to admit a few new cells from time to time to each body group via the cabbage slaw and lettuce route.

   • 1979, The Virginia Quarterly Review - Volume 55, page 192:

     The main dishes, for example, always offer some beefstews and steak—poultry, fish, variety cuts , and then something different: rabbit, goose, or lamb.