Phrase guide
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noun
salt beef
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, obsolete, uncountable
Qualifier: sailor's slang
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A naval officer or rating whose training and experience have qualified him as a seaman rather than in any specialised trade.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable
Topics: government, military, naval, navy, politics, war
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History
From the fact that horse meat was considered especially unappetizing and rarely eaten, but that the meat had been so heavily salted and dried that it could just be horse meat passed off as beef.
