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Oxo|ˈɒksəʊ|
Also oxo.
[f. ox + -o.]
The proprietary name of an extract of beef, orig. a liquid, later in solid tablets, used as the basis of drinks and soups; also, the drink made from such tablets.
1899Trade Marks Jrnl. 24 May 626 Oxo... Fluid beef. Liebig's Extract of Meat Company, Limited,..London,..and..Antwerp; manufacturers of Liebig Company's extract of meat, and manufacturers, shippers, and importers of South American produce. 1904C. L. Neil Mod. Physical Culture 15 Perhaps the handiest and best form in which to take this [sc. beef tea] is Oxo, made by Liebig's Extract of Meat Company. 1905Car 24 May p. viii/1 A 4 oz. bottle of Oxo, and a few biscuits. 1907Yesterday's Shopping (1969) 5/2 (heading) Liebig Co.'s Oxo Fluid Beef. 1914D. O. Barnett Let. 6 Nov. (1915) 4 Chocolate would be very welcome, also Oxo tablets. 1922Glasgow Herald 13 Apr. 2 We shall carry..a thermos flask for Oxo. 1936E. M. Anderson Pract. Camp Cookery 84 Brown sauce... 1 or 2 Oxo cubes. Ibid., Use Oxo, relish, etc., if required, and season to taste. 1963B. Nilson Bk. Meat Cookery 14/2 Pour over the Oxo stock. 1975C. Fremlin Long Shadow i. 10 Popping in with cups of tepid Oxo. 1976A. Hill Summer's End i. 6 It smelled like a ton of flowers pressed into the space of an oxo-cube. |