Bovriln.

Brit.

/ˈbɒvr(ᵻ)l/, U.S.

/ˈbɑvrəl/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English lexical item. Etymons: Latin bōs , vril n.

Etymology: Apparently < classical Latin bov-, bōs ox, cow (see bovine adj.) + vril n.Compare the following early accounts of the etymology of the proprietary name, which was registered in the UK in 1886 by Scottish food manufacturer John Lawson Johnston (1839–1900):1896 Financial Times 23 Nov. 9/1 Besides the delicious beverage called Bovril (named from the root of the Latin for ox, and Lord Lytton's ‘Vril’, meaning force), the Company sends out numerous other productions.1920 W. P. Thompson Handbk. Patent Law 42 ‘Vril’ was well known through one of Bulwer Lytton's novels which indicated great strength, and, therefore, Bovril indicated great strength obtained from an Ox.

1. A proprietary name for: a rich, dark, savoury paste originally made from concentrated essence of beef, which can be used as a spread, added to savoury dishes for flavour, or dissolved in hot water to make a drink resembling beef tea; (also) a hot drink made with this. Also figurative.Bovril was originally manufactured by the Canadian Meat and Produce Company, under the name of Johnston's Fluid Beef, but subsequently became popular in the UK, where it was given its new name. The original recipe was briefly replaced by a meat-free one based on yeast extract between 2004 and 2006. Vegan and chicken-flavoured versions are now also available.

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the world > food and drink > food > substances for food preparation > [noun] > beef extract

beef essence1853

Liebig1869

Bovril1886

beef-extract1890

meat cube1951

1886 Daily News 28 Oct. 4/4 (advt.) At the Ice Palace, Canadian Court, Johnston's Fluid Beef (or Bovril) is served as in Canada. This popular and invigorating beverage has been awarded the Gold Medal at the Liverpool Exhibition.

1924 T. E. Lawrence Lett. (1938) 452 Your work..is the essence of thought, a variety of mental Bovril.

1980 Daily Mail 31 Aug. 30/1 When Clough first watched him play he said: ‘Even the Bovril at half-time was better than Birtles.’

2020 J. Hayland Legacy of Mr Jarvis xi. 136 She was in the kitchen, spreading Bovril on toast for her tea.

2. British slang (humorous or euphemistic). A brothel. Now rare.

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society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > brothel

houseOE

bordelc1300

whorehousec1330

stew1362

bordel housec1384

stewc1384

stivec1386

stew-house1436

bordelryc1450

brothel house1486

shop?1515

bains1541

common house1545

bawdy-house1552

hothouse1556

bordello1581

brothela1591

trugging house1591

trugging place1591

nunnery1593

vaulting-house1596

leaping house1598

Pickt-hatch1598

garden house1606

vaulting-school1606

flesh-shambles1608

whore-sty1621

bagnioa1640

public house1640

harlot-house1641

warrena1649

academy1650

call house1680

coney burrow1691

case1699

nanny-house1699

house of ill reputea1726

smuggling-ken1725

kip1766

Corinth1785

disorderly house1809

flash-house1816

dress house1823

nanny-shop1825

house of tolerance1842

whore shop1843

drum1846

introducing house1846

khazi1846

fast house1848

harlotry1849

maison de tolérance1852

knocking-shop1860

lupanar1864

assignation house1870

parlour house1871

hook shop1889

sporting house1894

meat house1896

massage parlour1906

case house1912

massage establishment1921

moll-shop1923

camp1925

notch house1926

creep joint1928

slaughterhouse1928

maison de convenance1930

cat-house1931

Bovril1936

maison close1939

joy-house1940

rib joint1940

gaff1947

maison de passe1960

rap parlour1973

1936 R. Ackland After October i. 49 I had to take a job as a sort of dancing partner, and the place was practically a bovril.

1948 S. P. B. Mais Caper Sauce xii. 124 I'm not having my house turned into a Bovril.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022).

单词	bovril
释义	Bovriln. Brit. /ˈbɒvr(ᵻ)l/, U.S. /ˈbɑvrəl/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: Apparently a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English lexical item. Etymons: Latin bōs , vril n. Etymology: Apparently < classical Latin bov-, bōs ox, cow (see bovine adj.) + vril n.Compare the following early accounts of the etymology of the proprietary name, which was registered in the UK in 1886 by Scottish food manufacturer John Lawson Johnston (1839–1900):1896 Financial Times 23 Nov. 9/1 Besides the delicious beverage called Bovril (named from the root of the Latin for ox, and Lord Lytton's ‘Vril’, meaning force), the Company sends out numerous other productions.1920 W. P. Thompson Handbk. Patent Law 42 ‘Vril’ was well known through one of Bulwer Lytton's novels which indicated great strength, and, therefore, Bovril indicated great strength obtained from an Ox. 1. A proprietary name for: a rich, dark, savoury paste originally made from concentrated essence of beef, which can be used as a spread, added to savoury dishes for flavour, or dissolved in hot water to make a drink resembling beef tea; (also) a hot drink made with this. Also figurative.Bovril was originally manufactured by the Canadian Meat and Produce Company, under the name of Johnston's Fluid Beef, but subsequently became popular in the UK, where it was given its new name. The original recipe was briefly replaced by a meat-free one based on yeast extract between 2004 and 2006. Vegan and chicken-flavoured versions are now also available. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > substances for food preparation > [noun] > beef extract beef essence1853 Liebig1869 Bovril1886 beef-extract1890 meat cube1951 1886 Daily News 28 Oct. 4/4 (advt.) At the Ice Palace, Canadian Court, Johnston's Fluid Beef (or Bovril) is served as in Canada. This popular and invigorating beverage has been awarded the Gold Medal at the Liverpool Exhibition. 1924 T. E. Lawrence Lett. (1938) 452 Your work..is the essence of thought, a variety of mental Bovril. 1980 Daily Mail 31 Aug. 30/1 When Clough first watched him play he said: ‘Even the Bovril at half-time was better than Birtles.’ 2020 J. Hayland Legacy of Mr Jarvis xi. 136 She was in the kitchen, spreading Bovril on toast for her tea. 2. British slang (humorous or euphemistic). A brothel. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > prostitution > [noun] > brothel houseOE bordelc1300 whorehousec1330 stew1362 bordel housec1384 stewc1384 stivec1386 stew-house1436 bordelryc1450 brothel house1486 shop?1515 bains1541 common house1545 bawdy-house1552 hothouse1556 bordello1581 brothela1591 trugging house1591 trugging place1591 nunnery1593 vaulting-house1596 leaping house1598 Pickt-hatch1598 garden house1606 vaulting-school1606 flesh-shambles1608 whore-sty1621 bagnioa1640 public house1640 harlot-house1641 warrena1649 academy1650 call house1680 coney burrow1691 case1699 nanny-house1699 house of ill reputea1726 smuggling-ken1725 kip1766 Corinth1785 disorderly house1809 flash-house1816 dress house1823 nanny-shop1825 house of tolerance1842 whore shop1843 drum1846 introducing house1846 khazi1846 fast house1848 harlotry1849 maison de tolérance1852 knocking-shop1860 lupanar1864 assignation house1870 parlour house1871 hook shop1889 sporting house1894 meat house1896 massage parlour1906 case house1912 massage establishment1921 moll-shop1923 camp1925 notch house1926 creep joint1928 slaughterhouse1928 maison de convenance1930 cat-house1931 Bovril1936 maison close1939 joy-house1940 rib joint1940 gaff1947 maison de passe1960 rap parlour1973 1936 R. Ackland After October i. 49 I had to take a job as a sort of dancing partner, and the place was practically a bovril. 1948 S. P. B. Mais Caper Sauce xii. 124 I'm not having my house turned into a Bovril. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.1886
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