black bread

American  

noun

1. a coarse-grained dark bread, often sour and made from whole-grain rye flour.

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black bread British  

noun

1. a kind of very dark coarse rye bread

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Example Sentences

The dictator was in a jovial mood and the two spoke for four hours, dining on black bread, potato pancakes and an array of meats.

From The Wall Street Journal

There are a million ways to enjoy it, but my favorite is on a fresh latke with a smear of sour cream or with cold butter on a thick slice of Russian black bread.

From Salon

But some nations had come prepared - Germany brought snacks of salami and black bread.

From BBC

By using small things: e.g., a slice of the black bread that merely prolonged starvation.

From Washington Post

In Afghanistan’s capital Kabul, Zemaray Hakimi said he can only give his children one meal a day, usually hard, black bread dunked in tea.

From Seattle Times