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BOVRIL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Bovril mean?
• BOVRIL (noun)
The noun BOVRIL has 1 sense:
1. an extract of beef (given to people who are ill)
Familiarity information: BOVRIL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An extract of beef (given to people who are ill)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
beef tea; Bovril
Hypernyms ("Bovril" is a kind of...):
extract; infusion (a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water))
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