corned beef
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- noun
- /ˈkɔɹnd biːf/
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corned beef
- The aroma of corned beef and cabbage.
- corned beef sandwich
- corned beef and cabbage
- corned beef hash
That's why for Saint Patrick's Day, we have corned beef, which is a cheap cut, cooked in the cheapest way possible.
- That's why for Saint Patrick's Day, we have corned beef, which is a cheap cut, cooked in the cheapest way possible.
- The Conan O'Brien corned beef coleslaw.
Examples
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For St. Patrick's Day, we traditionally enjoy corned beef with cabbage.
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In the spirit of trying new things, I eat corned-beef hash along with the eggs.
Blog text (8) -
Order me a corned-beef sandwich, will you?
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I'm gonna have the corned beef, please.
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You used to walk in when you were nine and get a corned beef sandwich.
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They make great corned beef sandwiches here.
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I like corned beef on rye, too, but not as a steady diet.
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A hot corned-beef sandwich?
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Now Leah came, bringing an enormous sandwich: corned beef on rye and pickles.
Fiction book (1990) -
Afterward, he took us to an Irish supper where they had corned beef, cabbage, and soused mackerel.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
A type of beef salted and packed tightly in a can
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Morphology
This is a straightforward adjective + noun composition: 'corned' (brined/pickled) modifies 'beef' (meat from a cow), so the phrase literally means beef that has been cured in brine. While 'corned' can confuse learners who mistake it for 'corn' (maize), a learner who knows the constituent meanings can directly derive the MWE’s sense.
Etymology
The noun corned beef comes from an old way to keep meat: large grains of salt called 'corns' were rubbed into the beef. So corned meant 'salted' or 'cured', and today corned beef means 'beef that has been kept in salt or salt water'.