breid
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Ye see, I wasna that sharp-set the day, sae I had jist a mou'fu' o' breid and cheese.
From Robert Falconer by George MacDonald
I'm gaein' to seek—no my fortin, but my daily breid.
From Donal Grant, by George MacDonald by George MacDonald
"Weel!" exclaimed the farmer, "it jist blecks me to ken hoo there can be ony trowth i' the Bible, whan a man like that comes sae near to beggin' his breid!"
From Warlock o' Glenwarlock by George MacDonald
Anxious to curry favour, the third youngster now called out, "Sandy Forbes gart her gang an' fess a loaf o' white breid."
From Alec Forbes of Howglen by George MacDonald
O, a lad thinks lang o' hame ere he thinks his fill As his breid he airns— An' they're thrashin' noo at the white fairm up on the hill In the Howe o' the Mearns.
From Songs of Angus and More Songs of Angus by Violet Jacob
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
