beefer
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Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
beefer (plural beefers)
- (slang) A police informer.
- A cow used for beef and not milk.
- 1916, Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, Journal (volume 30-32, page 89)
- 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.
- 1916, Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, Journal (volume 30-32, page 89)
Synonyms[edit]
- (police informer): See Thesaurus:informant
References[edit]
- Wright, Joseph (1898) The English Dialect Dictionary[1], volume 1, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 221