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Worcester sauce

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noun

  1. a commercially prepared piquant sauce, made from a basis of soy sauce, with vinegar, spices, 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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Whoever thinks this an exaggeration, let him take a teaspoonful of Worcester sauce in his mouth and begin to eat.

From Time Magazine Archive

"They 're immensely improved by a drop or two of Worcester sauce," said Adrian, with his mouth full.

From The Lady Paramount by Harland, Henry

If curry powder is liked, it should be mixed with the flour and butter, but the Worcester sauce may be added at the last moment.

From New Vegetarian Dishes by Bowdich, Mrs.

One man with shrapnel splinters in his abdomen expressed a craving for Worcester sauce.

From A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell by Grenfell, Wilfred Thomason, Sir

Ranger’s people had given him a hamper to bring back, containing a good many good things—cake, biscuits, potted meats, jam, Worcester sauce, pickles, coffee, and other groceries intended to diversify the breakfasts of the half.

From The Cock-House at Fellsgarth by Reed, Talbot Baines

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