broth
NounSynonyms:
stock
WordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- 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”Synonyms: stock
- a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Broth \Broth\, n. [AS. bro[eth]; akin to OHG. brod, brot; cf. Ir. broth, Gael. brot. [root]93. Cf. Brewis, Brew.] Liquid in which flesh (and sometimes other substances, as barley or rice) has been boiled; thin or simple soup. [1913 Webster]
I am sure by your unprejudiced discourses that you love broth better than soup. --Addison. [1913 Webster]