Biffin

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• biffin — [ bifɛ̃ ] n. m. • 1836; de l a. fr. biffe « étoffe rayée », puis « chiffon sans valeur » 1 ♦ Pop. Chiffonnier. « une armée de biffins qu il lâcha sur les poubelles » (Pennac). 2 ♦ Par anal. (1878) Arg. milit. Fantassin. ● biffin nom masculin (de… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Biffin — Bif fin, n. [Cf. {Beaufin}.] 1. A sort of apple peculiar to Norfolk, Eng. Note: [Sometimes called beaufin; but properly beefin (it is said), from its resemblance to raw beef.] Wright. [1913 Webster] 2. A baked apple pressed down into a flat,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Biffin — Biffin, Miß Sarah, geb. 1784 ohne Hände u. Arme, fertigte sie mit den Zehen die feinsten weiblichen Arbeiten u. Gemälde, u. st. 1850 zu Liverpool …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

• Biffin — Recorded in the spellings of Biffen, Biffin, Biffon, Baffen, Bufffin and probably others, this is an English medieval surname. It has at least two possible and quite separate origins. The first is from a Norman French nickname term of endearment …   Surnames reference

• biffin — /bif in/, n. a deep red cooking apple native to Britain. [1785 95; var. of beefing (so called from color of beef); see ING3] * * * …   Universalium

• biffin — noun a deep red cooking apple native to Britain …   Wiktionary

• biffin — bif·fin || bɪfɪn n. dark red apple native to Norfolk (England) used for cooking; dried apple; baked apple flattened down into a round cake …   English contemporary dictionary

• biffin — n.m. Chiffonnier : Beaucoup de brocos ont commencé biffins. / Soldat d infanterie …   Dictionnaire du Français argotique et populaire

• biffin — noun an English cooking apple of a dark red variety. Origin C18: representing a dialect pronunciation of beefing, from beef + ing1, with ref. to the colour …   English new terms dictionary

• biffin — bif·fin …   English syllables