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Beeves — (b[=e]vz), n. plural of {Beef}, the animal. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beeves — original plural of BEEF (Cf. beef) (Cf. boevz, pl. of O.Fr. buef), now only in restricted use … Etymology dictionary
beeves — [bēvz] n. alt. pl. of BEEF … English World dictionary
beeves — pl. of BEEF. * * * plural of beef or of beeve * * * /beevz/, n. a pl. of beef. * * * beeves /bēvz/ plural noun Cattle, oxen ORIGIN: See ↑beef * * * beeves «beevz», noun. plural of … Useful english dictionary
beeves — noun cows, bulls, or steers. And levy a tribute unto the LORD of the men of war which went out to battle: one soul of five hundred, both of the persons, and of the beeves, and of the asses, and of the sheep … Wiktionary
beeves — plural of beef … New Collegiate Dictionary
Beeves — (an old English plural of the word beef), a name applicable to all ruminating animals except camels, and especially to the Bovidce, or horned cattle (Lev. 22:19, 21; Num. 31:28, 30, 33, 38, 44) … Easton's Bible Dictionary
beeves — biËvz n. cattle raised for their meat, quadrupeds of the bovine category … English contemporary dictionary
beeves — plural form of beef (in sense 1 of the noun) … English new terms dictionary
beeves — n. pl. Neat cattle … New dictionary of synonyms
