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Princeton's WordNet

  1. bully beef, corned beef, corn beefnoun

    beef cured or pickled in brine

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  1. bully beefnoun

    pickled or canned beef.

  2. Etymology: A corruption of the French bouilli, meaning ‘boiled’

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  1. Bully beef

    Bully beef (also known as corned beef in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Singapore, Indonesia and other Commonwealth countries as well as the United States) is a variety of meat made from finely minced corned beef in a small amount of gelatin. The name "bully beef" likely comes from the French bouilli (meaning "boiled") in Napoleonic times, or possibly from the head of a bull depicted on the popular Hereford brand of canned corned beef. The cans have a distinctive oblong shape. Bully beef and hardtack biscuits were the main field rations of the British Army from the Boer War to World War II. It is commonly served sliced in a corned beef sandwich. Potato-based dishes, such as "hash and hotch-potch", in which the potatoes and beef are stewed together, and "corned beef hash", where pre-boiled potatoes and corned beef are mixed with Worcestershire sauce then fried, are also made. Tinned corned beef is also used in France. Some places where British troops were present in the 20th century (especially during World War II), such as Malta, have adopted bully beef as part of their national cuisine. In February 2009, the British Defence Equipment and Support announced that they would be phasing out bully beef from ration packs as part of the introduction of the new Multi-Climate Ration Packs until this change was reversed due to backlash.

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  1. bully beef

    Bully beef is a type of canned corned beef, typically associated with long shelf life and convenience for travel or emergency food supply. It's commonly used in the military, particularly known as a staple of British army rations in World War I and II. The term may come from the French word “bouilli,” meaning boiled.

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  1. Bully Beef

    Bully Beef is a 2006 animated short film written and directed by Wendy Morris.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of bully beef in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of bully beef in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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