Beefer vs Beezer - What's the difference?
beefer | beezer |
(slang) A police informer.
A cow used for beef and not milk.
* 1916 , Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers, Journal (volume 30-32, page 89)
(UK, slang) nose
* 1960:' ''She had an ink spot on her nose, the result of working on her novel of suspense. It is virtually impossible to write a novel of suspense without getting a certain amount of ink on the '''beezer . Ask Agatha Christie or anyone.'' (, ''(Jeeves in the Offing) , chapter V)
As nouns the difference between beefer and beezer
is that beefer is a police informer while beezer is nose.beefer
English
Noun
(en noun)- We usually reckon if a cow does not respond to good food at the pail, that she is "putting it on her back"; that is, she fattens, and is thus more of a beefer than a milker, and should not be retained for milking purpose.