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batter bread

noun Chiefly Eastern Virginia.

spoon bread.

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Origin of batter bread

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Words nearby batter bread

batten plate, Batten's disease, batter, batter board, batter brace, batter bread, battercake, battered, battered child, battered child syndrome, battered woman
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Example sentences from the Web for batter bread

  • And when I sit down to batter-bread and fried chicken I can hardly force it down, I do so want you to have it instead of me.

    Molly Brown's College Friends|Nell Speed

  • There was batter-bread, I remember, and an omelette, and peas from the garden.

    The Gay Cockade|Temple Bailey

  • Corn-cakes, like all batter-bread, are to be mentioned only to be condemned.

    Health on the Farm|H. F. Harris