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BROTH
broth
(noun) a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock
broth, stock
(noun) liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces; “she made gravy with a base of beef stock”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
broth (countable and uncountable, plural broths)
(uncountable) Water in which food (meat or vegetable etc) has been boiled.
Synonyms: bouillon, liquor, pot liquor, stock
(countable) A soup made from broth and other ingredients such as vegetables, herbs or diced meat.
Anagrams
• Borth, throb
Source: Wiktionary
Broth, n. Etym: [AS. bro; akin to OHG. brod, brot; cf. Ir. broth, Gael. brot. *93. Cf. Brewis, Brew.]
Definition: Liquid in which flesh (and sometimes other substances, as barley or rice) has been boiled; thin or simple soup. I am sure by your unprejudiced discourses that you love broth better than soup. Addison.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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