The Nautical Encyclopedia
Patterson’s Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia — Howard Patterson, 1891

Bouilli

Sea Terms

Preserved beef put up in air-tight cans and carried in large quantities by naval vessels. Seamen call this "Bully Beef" and "Soup-and-Bully"--the latter because the meat and the liquid contents of the can are used for making soup in the absence of fresh beef.

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