SIDE OF BEEF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does side of beef mean? 

• SIDE OF BEEF (noun)
  The noun SIDE OF BEEF has 1 sense:

1. dressed half of a beef carcass

  Familiarity information: SIDE OF BEEF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SIDE OF BEEF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Dressed half of a beef carcass

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("side of beef" is a kind of...):

side; side of meat (a lengthwise dressed half of an animal's carcass used for food)

Meronyms (parts of "side of beef"):

chuck (the part of a forequarter from the neck to the ribs and including the shoulder blade)