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breadstuff

American  
[bred-stuhf] / ˈbrɛdˌstʌf /

noun

  1. grain, flour, or meal for making bread.

  2. any kind of bread.


Etymology

Origin of breadstuff

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; bread + stuff


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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 Beckles Willson

So to-day I opened a bag of flour to ascertain if we were to have any breadstuff.

From The Last Cruise of the Saginaw by George H. Read

And some baked breadstuff dainties on a platter.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 by Various

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 John McElroy

Griddle cakes, flapjacks, or breadstuff of some kind had to be produced also; coffee in a pot that looked big enough for a hotel, with condensed milk, and a meal apiece for their dinner-hour.

From I've Married Marjorie by Margaret Widdemer

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