broth

Noun
Synonyms: stock

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. 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
  2. a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock
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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]

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