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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

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Images from a renowned photographer's life-long "love affair" with football have gone on display, showing a "bygone era... of Bovril, packed terraces and Northern rain".

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2021

A more down-to-earth element was provided by possibly the longest-lasting legacy of the futuristic story: Bovril.

From BBC ● Mar. 28, 2021

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

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

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