Buckfast
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of Buckfast
from Buckfast Abbey, Devon, England where it is produced
Example Sentences
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The chancellor is proposing to change to a system which would mean higher taxes on fortified wines, like Buckfast, and lower taxes on lighter wines, like rose.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2021
Over 70 years, he bred a robust strain known as the Buckfast bee.
From Science Magazine • Jul. 25, 2019
In a 1927 article, the Benedictine Monks of Buckfast Abbey described the relationship:
From Washington Times • Mar. 2, 2019
The first time somebody told me they were worried that Buckfast would not be available in an independent Scotland, I thought they were joking.
From The Guardian • Sep. 16, 2014
Some think the old Way got its name because it was the means of communication between the Abbeys of Buckfast on one side of the moor and Tavistock on the other.
From Legend Land, Volume 2 Being a Collection of Some of The Old Tales Told in Those Western Parts of Britain Served by The Great Western Railway by Barham, George Basil
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