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beef stew (plural beef stews)
- (cooking) A dish that combines beef with a variety of other ingredients, such as broth, herbs, spices, potatoes and vegetables.
- (slang, uncommon) (Can we verify(+) this sense?) A woman.
1892 December 4, Brooklyn Daily Eagle:'Matinees is only for beefstews an' dry goods clerks,' said Jigsy McDuff.