patent leather n.
(US short order) a steak.
![[US]](/static/img/flags/us.png "United States") | N.Y. Dispatch 1 Aug. 7/6: Beefsteak is ‘patent leather;’ mutton chops is ‘whiskers,’ of course, and there’s lots more like it. |
(US short order) a steak.
| N.Y. Dispatch 1 Aug. 7/6: Beefsteak is ‘patent leather;’ mutton chops is ‘whiskers,’ of course, and there’s lots more like it. |