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beefeater
[ beef-ee-ter ]
noun
- a yeoman of the English royal guard or a warder of the Tower of London.
- Informal. an Englishman.
- a person who eats beef.
beefeater
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noun
- a nickname often applied to the Yeomen of the Guard and the Yeomen Warders at the Tower of London
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins
Origin of beefeater1
First recorded in 1600–10; beef + eat ( def )
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It will be guarded constantly by soldiers or by Yeoman Warders - known as beefeaters - from the Tower Of London.
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Charlotte had advanced, correctly spelling “kathakali†and “beefeater†and defining “gubernatorial.â€
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The musical posits Britain as a land of fancy chandeliers, postcard palaces and plummy accents — what, no beefeaters?!?
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They are believed to be known as beefeaters as they once received a portion of their salary in beef.
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I diligently watched a beefeater for eight hours while he was on duty, and he didn't eat beef once during that period.
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