Buckfast
/ (ˈbʌkˌfɑːst) /
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noun
trademark a fortified tonic wineInformal name: Buckie
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Word Origin for Buckfast
from Buckfast Abbey, Devon, England where it is produced
Words nearby Buckfast
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How to use Buckfast in a sentence
The Abbey of Buckfast is within an easy walk, and should on all accounts be visited.
A Book of the West. Volume I Devon|S. Baring-Gould