Broth (&unr_;), n. [AS. broð; akin to OHG. brod, brot; cf. Ir. broth, Gael. brot. √93. Cf. Brewis, Brew.] Liquid in which flesh (and sometimes other substances, as barley or rice) has been boiled; thin or simple soup.
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I am sure by your unprejudiced discourses that you love broth better than soup. Addison.
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