Emily Dickinson Lexicon

BROTH, n. [brauth; Sax. broth; It. brodo; Ir. broth; Sp. brodio; Ir. bruithim, to boil. Qu. D. braaden, to roast; W. broth, a stirring or tumult.]

1. Liquor in which flesh is boiled and macerated, usually with rice and herbs, or some ingredient to give it a better relish.
2. In America, the word is often applied to foaming water, and especially to a mixture of snow and water in the highways, which is called snow-broth.