bread line
or bread·line
[ bred-lahyn ]
/ ˈbrɛdˌlaɪn /
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noun
a group of needy persons waiting in line for free food to be distributed by a government agency or charitable organization.
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Origin of bread line
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example sentences from the Web for bread line
It seemed brutal to be wading into the bill of fare with poor old Bicky headed for the breadline.
My Man Jeeves|P. G. Wodehouse
British Dictionary definitions for bread line
breadline
/ (ˈbrɛdˌlaɪn) /
noun
a queue of people waiting for free food given out by a government agency or a charity organization
on the breadline impoverished; living at subsistence level
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