Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

Bovril

British  
/ ˈbɒvrɪl /

noun

  1. a concentrated beef extract, used for flavouring, as a stock, etc

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Other lies were totally legal: The beef extract Bovril was marketing itself in U.S. newspapers as a potential cure for the flu, noting that “its bodybuilding powers were … needed to fight the influenza epidemic.”

From Slate Apr. 17, 2020

This should ensure the event is not a financial disaster, as will the price of the wretched stadium food: not very hot dog + not very hot Bovril = £8.50.

From The Guardian Aug. 12, 2017

Never seen him before or since and still love Bovril.

From BBC Feb. 21, 2015

Sat next to an old man who did not speak a word to me, at the start of the second half he emerged with two cups of Bovril and handed me one.

From BBC Feb. 21, 2015

In the ship’s hold were stores for at least two years, including a recent innovation: concentrated Bovril sledging rations for the trans-Antarctic run on dogsleds.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training