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roast beef

alt. 1 beef cooked by roasting. 2 A cut of beef that has been roasted. 3 A cut of beef intended for roasting. 4 A portion of roasted beef. n. 1 beef cooked by roasting. 2 A cut of beef that has been roasted. 3 A cut of beef intended for roasting. 4 A portion of roasted beef.

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roast beef

n. cut of beef suitable for roasting [syn: beef roast]

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Roast beef

Roast beef is a dish of beef which is roasted in an oven. Essentially prepared as a main meal, the leftovers can be and are often served within sandwiches and sometimes are used to make hash. In the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia, roast beef is one of the meats traditionally served at Sunday dinner, although it is also often served as a cold cut in delicatessen stores, usually in sandwiches. A traditional side dish to roast beef is Yorkshire pudding.

Roast beef is a signature national dish of England and holds cultural meaning for the English dating back to the 1731 ballad " The Roast Beef of Old England". The dish is so synonymous with England and its cooking methods from the 18th century that the French nickname for the English is "les Rosbifs".