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beefeater	1. One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person. 2. One of the yeomen of the guard, in England. 3. <zoology> An African bird of the genus Buphaga, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known. Origin: Beef + eater; prob. One who eats another's beef, as his servant. Cf. AS. Hlafta servant, properly a loaf eater. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

beefeater

1. One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person.
2. One of the yeomen of the guard, in England.
3. <zoology> An African bird of the genus Buphaga, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known.
Origin: Beef + eater; prob. One who eats another's beef, as his servant. Cf. AS. Hlafta servant, properly a loaf eater.
Source: Websters Dictionary
(01 Mar 1998)