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Stean vs Steak - What's the difference?

stean | steak |

As nouns the difference between stean and steak

is that stean is a vessel made of clay or stone; a pot of stone or earth or stean can be a stone while steak is steak (slice of beef or meat of other animals).

As a verb stean

is to pelt with stones; throw stones at; stone.

stean

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) . Compare (l).

Noun

(en noun)
  • A vessel made of clay or stone; a pot of stone or earth.
  • A wall of brick, stone, or cement, used as a lining, as of a well, cistern, etc.; a steening.
  • A stone.
  • A large box of stones used for pressing cheese; a cheese-press.
  • Derived terms
    * (l)

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) stenen, from (etyl) . (got).

    Alternative forms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To pelt with stones; throw stones at; stone.
  • To fit with stones; mend, line, pave, etc. with stones.
  • to stean a well

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A stone.
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    steak

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A slice of beef, broiled or cut for broiling.
  • (label) A slice of meat of other large animals; as venison steak, bear steak, pork steak, turtle steak.
  • *{{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-26, author= Nick Miroff
  • , volume=189, issue=7, page=32, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Mexico gets a taste for eating insects […] , passage=The San Juan market is Mexico City's most famous deli of exotic meats, where an adventurous shopper can hunt down hard-to-find critters […]. But the priciest items in the market aren't the armadillo steaks or even the bluefin tuna.}}

    Synonyms

    * beefsteak

    Derived terms

    * steak and kidney pie

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cook (something, especially fish) like or as a steak.
  • * 2000 , Nick Karas, The Complete Book of Striped Bass Fishing , page 353:
  • Really large bass can be treated as filets, as we mentioned earlier, or they can be steaked'. If they are to be ' steaked , they should be cleaned like a bass to be baked, scaled, and the skin left in place.

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