Steak Fingers (West Texas drive-in food, 1950s) (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Mullins, Bill AMRDEC]

Classification:  UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE



> STEAK FINGERS
> ...
> "Steak fingers" should be in OED and possibly DARE.

Isn't the relevant sense of "finger" already covered in the OED?:

   9. a. A short and narrow piece of any material.    b. Short for finger-biscuit (see 14b).

1846 FRANCATELLI Mod. Cook 397 Fingers, or Naples biscuits. 1865 Athenæum No. 1989. 803/2 Elderberry wine and fingers of toast.

The fact that it is colocated with steak, chicken, or any of several other items (Googling shows catfish, turkey, pork, beef, potato, sweet potato, shrimp, calamari, eggplant, cornbread, french toast, doughnut, etc.) doesn't necessarily mean it should get a new entry, does it?
Classification:  UNCLASSIFIED
Caveats: NONE

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