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breadstuff

American  
[bred-stuhf] / ˈbrɛdˌstʌf /

noun

  1. grain, flour, or meal for making bread.

  2. any kind of bread.


Etymology

Origin of breadstuff

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; bread + stuff

Example Sentences

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And some baked breadstuff dainties on a platter.

From Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 by Various

"Say!" said Skinski to me, after we had ordered some breadstuff for the leading lady, "you're not such a late train with the sleight-of-hand gag yourself, Mr. Manager!"

From You Can Search Me by McHugh, Hugh

Plasmon biscuit, imported from England, is the most nutritious breadstuff I have ever used.

From Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts by Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam

As I have before said, 60,000,000 bushels of breadstuff were thus pushed through Buffalo in the open months of the year 1861.

From North America — Volume 1 by Trollope, Anthony

Here the troops suffered as seldom during the war for provisions, especially breadstuff.

From History of Kershaw's Brigade by Dickert, D. Augustus