Beefer
noun, slang
noun, slang ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A cow used for beef and not milk.
"We usually reckon if a cow does not respond to good food at the pail, that she is "putting it on her back"; that is, she fattens, and is thus more of a beefer than a milker, and should not be retained for milking purpose."
- 2 A police informer. slang
- 3 A person with a beefy build. slang
""I'll bet. Well, is she? Fat, I mean." "Yeah. They ^([sic]) gal's a real beefer.""
Example
More examples"We usually reckon if a cow does not respond to good food at the pail, that she is "putting it on her back"; that is, she fattens, and is thus more of a beefer than a milker, and should not be retained for milking purpose."
Etymology
From beef + -er.
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