Broth \Broth\, n. [AS. bro?; 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.

I am sure by your unprejudiced discourses that you love broth better than soup. --Addison.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)