Bovril
noun
trademark a concentrated beef extract, used for flavouring, as a stock, etc
Historical Examples
The Belgian Cookbook Various
The Green Carnation Robert Smythe Hichens
My Diary in Serbia: April 1, 1915-Nov. 1, 1915 Monica M. Stanley
The Leader of the Lower School Angela Brazil
Four Months Besieged H. H. S. Pearse
Memoirs of a Surrey Labourer George Sturt (AKA George Bourne)
The Story of the Treasure Seekers E. Nesbit
A Sister of the Red Cross Mrs. L. T. Meade
Sporting Dogs Frank Townend Barton
The Drunkard Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
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