biffin

noun

bif·​fin

ˈbi-fən

plural -s

1

: an English apple of a variety often sold after being dried in the oven

2

British : an apple that has been baked and flattened into a cake

Word History

Etymology

earlier beefen, from obsolete beefin ox for slaughter, from Middle English, from (assumed) Middle English beefing, from Middle English beef + -ing one of a (specified) kind; from its deep-red color

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