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Definition of Beeves
1. n. plural of Beef, the animal.
Definition of Beeves
1. Noun. (archaic or humorous) (plural of beef): cows, bulls, or steers. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Beeves
1. beef [n] - See also: beef
Lexicographical Neighbors of Beeves
Literary usage of Beeves
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hampshire Allegations for Marriage Licences Granted by the Bishop of by William John Charles Moens, Church of England Diocese of Winchester (1893)
"beeves, John, of Amport, & Joan Brown, of the s., 6 March, 1715. beeves, John,
of Gosport, ... beeves, Joseph, of Portsea, caulker in the dockyard ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... insignia etc. animals were slaughtered three times a week; in Yapeyu, with
about 7000 inhabitants, about forty beeves were killed each day. ..."