Meaning & use
Beeve
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A cow or bullock raised or slaughtered for beef; a singular back-formation from "beeves," the traditional plural of "beef" meaning cattle.
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The ranch sold three beeves at market that season, though old-timers still just say "beeve" for one head.
Early American frontier accounts mention driving beeves across long trails to supply forts.
A note on using this word
"Beeve" is a rare, chiefly historical or regional word; most modern speakers use "cattle" or "cow" instead, encountering "beeve" mainly in older ranching or frontier writing.
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