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English
Etymology
Possibly from beef, because of the red colour.
Pronunciation
Noun
biffin (plural biffins)
- A deep-red cooking apple native to Britain.
- Such an apple baked and flattened as a snack, popular in Norfolk.
1843 December 19, Charles Dickens, “Stave Three. The Second of the Three Spirits.”, in A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being a Ghost Story of Christmas, London: Chapman & Hall, , →OCLC, page 82:[…] there were Norfolk Biffins, squab and swarthy, setting off the yellow of the oranges and lemons, […]
French
Pronunciation
Noun
biffin m (plural biffins)
- chiffonier
- (informal, military) infantryman
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