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Bovril

Bovril \Bovril\ n. an extract of beef (given to people who are ill).

Syn: beef tea.

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Bovril

Bovril is the trademarked name of a thick, salty meat extract, developed in the 1870s by John Lawson Johnston. It is sold in a distinctive, bulbous jar. Bovril is made in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire; owned and distributed by Unilever UK.

Bovril can be made into a drink by diluting with hot water, or less commonly, with milk. It can be used as a flavouring for soups, stews or porridge, or spread on bread, especially on toast in a similar fashion to Marmite and Vegemite.

Usage examples of "bovril".

London was a backdrop for cries of murder muffled in the fog, its soft claxons, its hum of voices and occasional shouts, its Bovril and Wrigley's peeking through curtains of mist, all a cover-up for ill will and private acts of treachery.