beast of burden vs beef

beast of burden

noun
  • A draught animal, such as a donkey, mule, llama, camel, horse, or ox, that carries or pulls a load for the benefit of a human. 

  • Any domesticated animal trained to perform tasks for humans, such as a herding dog or trained falcon. 

beef

noun
  • Bovine animals. 

  • A grudge; dislike (of something or someone); lack of faith or trust (in something or someone); a reason for a dislike or grudge. (often + with) 

  • The edible portions of a cow (including those which are not meat). 

  • Muscle or musculature; size, strength or potency. 

  • Essence, content; the important part of a document or project. 

  • The meat from a cow, bull, or other bovine. 

  • Fibrous calcite or limestone, especially when occurring in a jagged layer between shales in Dorset. 

  • A bovine (cow or bull) being raised for its meat. 

adj
  • Consisting of or containing beef as an ingredient. 

  • Being a bovine animal that is being raised for its meat. 

  • Producing or known for raising lots of beef. 

  • Beefy; powerful; robust. 

verb
  • To feud or hold a grudge against. 

  • To cry. 

  • To fail or mess up. 

  • To add weight or strength to. 

  • To fart; break wind. 

  • To complain. 

How often have the words beast of burden and beef occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )