Bovril

British

/ ˈbɒvrɪl /

noun

a concentrated beef extract, used for flavouring, as a stock, etc

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She now wonders: "Only I got Bovril. So, was it a deliberate thing?"

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Sticking with the drinks theme established by Perrier, but more suited to a London climate, the first promotion was for Bovril.

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In the ship’s hold were stores for at least two years, including a recent innovation: concentrated Bovril sledging rations for the trans-Antarctic run on dogsleds.

From Literature

Images from a renowned photographer's life-long "love affair" with football have gone on display, showing a "bygone era... of Bovril, packed terraces and Northern rain".

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Rule Britannia has had its place - but so have Bovril, balls, Blackshirts and a bombastic celebration of the Bard.

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