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

By October 1941, the daily ration was 200 grams of black bread, about the size of a pack of cigarettes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

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

From BBC • Jul. 14, 2023

If the Reuben’s on special, get it — this sandwich, on Dacha’s marvelous housemade black bread, might bring tears to your eyes.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2019

The delegation ate smoked salmon, caviar, black bread, beef, rice, lamb, fruit and cheese.

From Salon • Jan. 28, 2017

She had stacks of loaves of black bread, too.

From "Slaughterhouse-Five" by Kurt Vonnegut