Antedating of "Hamburger Steak"

[Fred Shapiro]

hamburger steak (OED 1889)

1873 _N.Y. Times_ 19 Jan. 5 (ProQuest)  We can have a Hamburger steak,
which is simply a beefsteak redeemed from its original toughness by being
mashed into mince-meat and then formed into a conglomerated mass.

Fred Shapiro


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