Etymology
Origin of breadstuff
Example Sentences
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No chemist, with all his appliances, can turn breadstuff into brainstuff or hay into milk.
From Occultism and Common-Sense by Willson, Beckles
Acorns were their main staple article of breadstuff, and they are still used by the present generation whenever they can be obtained.
From Indians of the Yosemite Valley and Vicinity Their History, Customs and Traditions by Clark, Galen
She is commanded by Lieutenant Ruducoff of the Russian navy, and is here to be freighted with wheat to supply that settlement with breadstuff.
From What I Saw in California by Bryant, Edwin
This was the first place since we left Los Angeles where we could buy any kind of breadstuff, and we were here enabled to get a change of diet, including greens.
From Death Valley in '49 by Manly, William Lewis
They've little patches o' corn ter make ther breadstuff, an' depend on huntin', fishin', an' stealin' fur the rest o' their vittles.
From The Red Acorn by McElroy, John
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