"liberty steak" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-liberty steak.wav Forms: liberty steaks [plural]
Etymology: Coined during wartime because of antipathy toward the Germans and their language; see liberty cabbage. Head templates: {{en-noun}} liberty steak (plural liberty steaks)
  1. (US, historical) A hamburger. Tags: US, historical Categories (topical): Sandwiches Related terms: liberty cabbage, liberty sandwich, liberty sausage Coordinate_terms: freedom bread, freedom fries, freedom toast
    Sense id: en-liberty_steak-en-noun-UZTnF1Jz Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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