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bullamacow

noun

  1. canned beef
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Wiktionary

noun

  1. A bull or cow; cattle.

    “[…] bulls, cows and steers were everywhere lumped indiscriminately under the certainly inclusive term "bullamacow," though if they especially wanted to indicate a cow they spoke of a "bullamacow mary."”

    “A bullamacow belonging to the defendants escaped from their land […]”

  2. Tinned beef.

    “[…] 4 bag rice, 24 tin bullamacow.”