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
One source of inspiration for breeders is Karl Kehrle, a Benedictine monk known as Brother Adam, who worked at Buckfast Abbey in the United Kingdom.
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
Created in the 1890s by monks at Buckfast Abbey, by the 1920s it was being marketed with the slogan: "three small glasses a day, for good health and lively blood".
From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2014
By far the most interesting building here is Buckfast Abbey, founded in the reign of Henry II, on the site of a Benedictine abbey of Saxon days.
From Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts by Northcote, Rosalind
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