1.
[syn: broth, stock]
2. a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
broth
n 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" [syn: broth, stock]
2: a thin soup of meat or fish or vegetable stock