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Meaning of "beef tea" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEEF TEA

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEEF TEA

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Beef tea is a noun.
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WHAT DOES BEEF TEA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

beef tea

Bovril

Bovril is the trademarked name of a thick, salty meat extract, developed in the 1870s by John Lawson Johnston. It is sold in a distinctive, bulbous jar. Bovril is made in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire; owned and distributed by Unilever UK. Bovril can be made into a drink by diluting with hot water, or less commonly, with milk. It can be used as a flavouring for soups, stews or porridge, or spread on bread, especially toast.

Definition of beef tea in the English dictionary

The definition of beef tea in the dictionary is a drink made by boiling pieces of lean beef: often given to invalids to stimulate the appetite.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEEF TEA

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beef stroganoff
beef tomato
beefalo
beefburger
beefcake
beefeater
Beefheartian
beefier
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beefless
beefsteak
beefsteak fungus
beefsteak plant

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEEF TEA

afternoon tea
bed tea
bubble tea
camomile tea
Ceylon tea
China tea
cream tea
green tea
herb tea
herbal tea
high tea
Indian tea
jasmine tea
kitchen tea
leaf tea
lemon tea
mint tea
morning tea
one´s cup of tea
rooibos tea

Synonyms and antonyms of beef tea in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «beef tea» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEEF TEA

Find out the translation of beef tea to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of beef tea from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «beef tea» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

牛肉茶
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

caldo de carne
570 millions of speakers

English

beef tea
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गोमांस चाय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الشاي لحم البقر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

говядина чай
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

caldo de carne
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বীফ চা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bouillon de bœuf
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Daging lembu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kraftbrühe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビーフティー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

쇠고기 차
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Daging sapi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trà thịt bò
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மாட்டிறைச்சி தேநீர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

गोमांस चहा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sığır eti çayı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

brodo di carne
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

herbata wołowiny
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

яловичина чай
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ceai de carne de vită
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τσάι του βοείου κρέατος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beef tea
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nötkött te
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

biff te
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of beef tea

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEEF TEA»

The term «beef tea» is normally little used and occupies the 121.862 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEEF TEA» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about beef tea

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEEF TEA»

Discover the use of beef tea in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to beef tea and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mrs Beeton's Household Management
1858 TO MAKE BEEF TEA Ingredients- i Ib. of lean gravy-beef, i quart of water, i salt-spoonful of salt. Mode - Have the meat cut without fat and bone, and choose a nice fleshy piece. Cut it into small pieces about the size of dice, and put it into a  ...
Isabella Beeton, Mrs. Beeton (Isabella Mary), 2006
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Reports from Commissioners
Beef-tea, chops, eggs, porter, wine, &<x, as ordered by the medical men. ENNISCORTHY. Ordinary Diet. — Breakfast — 8 oz. of meal in stirabout or 10 oz. of bread with J of a quart of new milk for men, and same for females, or 8 oz. of bread.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1872
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Mrs. Beeton's Everyday Cookery
Mrs. Beeton (Isabella Mary). BEEF TEA. BEEF TEA, RAW. fat may be cooked or uncooked, and a small quantity may be more conveniently clarified in a jar in the oven. TIME.—From 2 to hours. AVERAGE Cosr, from 4d. per lb. QUANTITY, 6 lb.
Mrs. Beeton (Isabella Mary), 1907
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Documents of the Senate of the State of New York
New York (State). Legislature. Senate. Extra diet for sick and feeble (issued only on medical officer's order), milk, eggs, beef tea, butter, steak, toast, tea and crackers. The “ diet list,” fairly represents the kinds and amount of food served on each ...
New York (State). Legislature. Senate, 1884
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Dietotherapy
a saucepan of water, place it over the fire, and allow the water to heat gently for an hour (or the vessel containing the beef tea may be put into an ordinary oven for an hour). Pass the beef tea through a strainer. A fine sediment appears in the  ...
William Edward Fitch, 1922
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Transactions of the International Medical Congress: Seventh ...
In a previous publication* I have described in detail the method by which artificially digested milk and gruel may be economically prepared in the sickroom or kitchen; and have supplied a formula for making a peptonised beef- tea containing a ...
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TRANSACTIONS OF THE SEVENTH SESSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ...
In a previous publication* I have described in detail the method by which artificially digested milk and gruel may be economically prepared in the sickroom or kitchen ; and have supplied a formula for making a peptonised beef- tea containing a ...
SIR WILLIAM MAC CORMAC, 1881
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Transactions of the Medical Society of the State of New York
9:40 A. M., about 8 oz. urine drawn ; 10:30 A. M., mustard plaster on abdomen to relieve feeling of nausea ; 5 P. M., feeling quite easy, no pain, was given 2 oz. beef tea. Small amounts of brandy and water taken all day ; 7 P. M. , 2 oz. beef tea ...
Medical society of the state of New York. (1807), 1885
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New Remedies: An Illustrated Monthly Trade Journal of ...
On Beef Tea— Liebig's Extract — Extractum Carnis — Urine. In the Lancet for October, 1880, Mr. G. F. Masterman draws attention to the chemical analysis of beef tea, and shows that it is analogous to urine, excepting that it contains less urea ...
Charles Rice, Frederick Albert Castle, 1882
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The domestic encyclopaedia: or, A dictionary of facts, and ...
It has been a common practice, to treat valetudinarians, or patients, with viper- broths, instead of beef-tea : the former, however, does not appear to possess any superior efficacy, though it certainly is more nau- acoui titan the latter. Beef-tea is  ...
Anthony Florian Madinger Willich, 1802

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEEF TEA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term beef tea is used in the context of the following news items.
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Exclusive excerpt: 'A School for Brides' by Patrice Kindl
I would recommend some calves' foot jelly and beef tea, with perhaps a little wine, rather than resorting to such heroic efforts." The other two ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
2
Looking back: Outdoor swimming
26 August 1875: Captain Webb swims the Channel - Beef tea and brandy sees the swimmer through more than 20 hours in the water. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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How Bone Broth Got its Early Start From 19th Century Beef Tea
The first recorded instance of beef tea (which is exactly as it sounds) as a beverage can be found in a 1760 edition of the Dublin Courier, ... «Eater, May 15»
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RMS St Helena to make last voyage
They play traditional games such as deck quoits and shuffle board, and then share a heartwarming beef tea - or Bovril - at 11am. After lunch ... «Independent Online, May 15»
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The Joyful, Gossipy and Absurd Private Life of Virginia Woolf
... seclusion, she was placed on a regime of weight gain; four or five pints of milk daily, as well as cutlets, liquid malt extract and beef tea. «Newsweek - Europe, May 15»
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Emile Garfield Dawes: stretcher bearer first on the scene
... of bully beef, two tins of groceries containing two small packets of tea and sugar and also four small packets of oxo (compressed beef tea). «The Australian, Apr 15»
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A salute to 75 years of Air New Zealand
There was also no coffee served onboard, just regular tea and "beef tea", an interesting infusion of hot water and Bovril. The bulk of the ... «Stuff.co.nz, Apr 15»
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Threads: The Delicate Life of John Craske review – unpicking life's …
And here she is copying down a recipe for beef tea that she finds in the teddy bear-filled house of the grandson of the doctor who treated ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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Last days for ship that links UK's St. Helena to the world
They play traditional games such as deck quoits and shuffle board, and then share a heartwarming beef tea — or Bovril — at 11:00 a.m.. «China Post, Apr 15»
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'Exploding' bone broth craze beginning to boil over
After all, he says, our ancestors drank it, and it appears across many cultures: Jewish chicken soup, British beef tea, French grand jus, Korean ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jan 15»

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