From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcorned beefcorned beef /ˌkɔːnd ˈbiːf◂ $ ˌkɔːrnd-/ noun [uncountable] 1 British EnglishDF beef that has been cooked and preserved in a can2 American EnglishDF beef that has been covered in salt water and spices to preserve it
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corned beef• a corned beef sandwich• The tins of sardines, salmon and corned beef he pushed to one end of it.• I do canned corned beef hash too.• When bought directly from the cure, corned beef must be fully cooked.• Every ward leader throws his annual $ 25-a-head golf days, corned beef dinners, and picnics.• Nothing to eat but instant mashed potato, pickles and maybe corned beef if you are lucky.• Lunch Half of the 8-oz. tin of shoulder ham or corned beef left over from Monday.• The corned beef that we are familiar with is a cured beef which is then boiled and pressed before being canned.Origin corned beef (1600-1700) corn “to preserve with grains of salt” ((16-19 centuries)), from corn (noun) 