biffin

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biffin

/ˈbɪfɪn/

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Possibly from beef, because of the red colour.

noun biffins · beefing

A deep-red cooking apple native to Britain.
Such an apple baked and flattened as a snack, popular in Norfolk. […] there were Norfolk Biffins, squab and swarthy, setting off the yellow of the oranges and lemons, […]

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"biffin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/biffin. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"biffin." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/biffin.

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@misc{biffin_2026,
  title = {biffin},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/biffin},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}