beefeater (English, noun)
expansion: beefeater (plural beefeaters)
Senses:
glosses: An African bird of the genus Buphagus, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc.
glosses: One who eats beef; a large, plump person; a well-fed servant.
tags: obsolete
glosses: Alternative letter-case form of Beefeater.
tags: alt-of
glosses: A kind of hat worn by women resembling the headwear of a Beefeater (Yeoman Warder).
tags: historical
Forms:
form: beefeaters
tags: plural