Associations to the word «Bovril»

Wiktionary

BOVRIL, proper noun. A brand of beef extract made in the UK.

Dictionary definition

BOVRIL, noun. An extract of beef (given to people who are ill).

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats