beeve

English

Etymology

Back-formation from beeves, plural of beef.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biːv/
• Rhymes: -iːv

Noun

beeve (plural beeves)

1. (archaic) A cow, a bovine
   • 1855–1859, Washington Irving, The Life of George Washington:

     They would knock down the first beeve they met with.

References

• “beeve”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.