Meanings
- uncountabletrademarkA brand of beef extract made in the UK.
A valuable if seldom-employed restorative is made with Bovril as one of the ingredients.
1897, Edward Spencer, Cakes & Ale2 more examples
The conversation had turned to pictures, and some of those on the walls were being admired by the guests, most of whom showed by their remarks that they saw little difference between a water colour and an advertisement for Bovril.
1930 August, Shaugh Courtenay, “Red Hair and Yellow Curtains”, in The Cornhill Magazine, page 233We mix up at the stainless steel kitchen sink under the shelves with all the jars of jam and bottles of Bovril and butter and stuff this infinitesimal minute wee tiny quantity of ammonium nitrate with about a snuff pinch of aluminium powder […]
2005, Harold Strachan, Make a Skyf, Man!
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
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Bovril. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bovril
“Bovril.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bovril. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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