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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

So to-day I opened a bag of flour to ascertain if we were to have any breadstuff.

From The Last Cruise of the Saginaw by Read, George H.

She is commanded by Lieutenant Ruducoff of the Russian navy, and is here to be freighted with wheat to supply that settlement with breadstuff.

From What I Saw in California by Bryant, Edwin

The Roman frontier was again widened by the conquest of the Mediterranean basin: the acquisition of Sicily and Sardinia ended breadstuff farming as the staple on the Italian peninsular.

From Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro by Harrison, Fairfax

They've little patches o' corn ter make ther breadstuff, an' depend on huntin', fishin', an' stealin' fur the rest o' their vittles.

From The Red Acorn by McElroy, John