Bif'fin noun [ Confer Beaufin .] 1. A sort of apple peculiar to Norfolk, Eng. [ Sometimes called beaufin ; but properly beefin (it is said), from its resemblance to raw beef.] Wright. 2. A baked apple pressed down into a flat, round cake; a dried apple. ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/49