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chipped beef
noun
- very thin slices or shavings of dried, smoked beef, often served in a cream sauce.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of chipped beef1
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
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Example Sentences
Take any piece of veal and slice it as thin as possible in small irregular slices like chipped beef.
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"Cold cornbread, dried apples and chipped beef," replied Miss Ri with gravity.
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Olga creamed some chipped beef, toasted bread, and made tea, adding a few cakes that she had bought on the way home.
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The maid came in complaining, "I can't get no extra milk to make chipped beef for supper."
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The breakfast consisted of creamed chipped beef, potatoes and hot corn bread, topped off with apple pie.
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