biscuit bread

American  

[bis-kit bred] / ˈbɪs kɪt ˌbrɛd /

noun

Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.

1. biscuits or a biscuit.

   I like biscuit bread more than cornbread for supper.

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Etymology

Origin of biscuit bread

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English

Example Sentences

They included oatmeal, “wheat meal,” “biscuit bread,” dried peas, rice, salted beef and “stockfish.”

From Washington Post

Bread!" says he, with a groan in three syllables, "do you call this ere biscuit bread?

From Project Gutenberg

Pappy's little baby Loves biscuits, biscuits, Pappy's little baby Loves biscuit bread!

From Time Magazine Archive

The delighted boys tore into the house to get their fishing tackle, whilst their mother, telling them to make less clamour, filled an empty box with biscuit, bread, and tinned meats enough for the party of six, and in less than ten minutes they were off again, shouting their goodbyes as they raced through the gate, followed by a native woman carrying the heavy box of food.

From Project Gutenberg

One delicacy that he and the other slaves used to have on Sunday was biscuit bread which they called "cake bread."

From Project Gutenberg