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Buckfast

British  
/ ˈbʌkˌfɑːst /

noun

  1. Informal name: Buckie.  a fortified tonic wine

"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

Etymology

Origin of Buckfast

from Buckfast Abbey, Devon, England where it is produced

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Widdecombe was described as a frequent worshipper in the Abbey Church at Buckfast Abbey, where the community said she would be "missed and fondly remembered".

From BBC Jul. 11, 2026

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

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

For some reason not given the Archdeacon was excused from performing this duty, and Stephen Abbot of Buckfast was commissioned to officiate....

From Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts by Northcote, Rosalind

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