foodstuff

[food-stuhf]

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noun

a substance used or capable of being used as nutriment.

Origin of foodstuff

First recorded in 1870–75; food + stuff

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Related Words for foodstuff

fodder, grub, aliment, provender, sustenance, groceries, staple, pabulum, comestible, fare, nutrition, provisions, nourishment, provision, edible, victuals, nutriment, viands, viand, edibles

Examples from the Web for foodstuff

Contemporary Examples of foodstuff

Lobsters as a foodstuff have gone in and out of vogue numerous times over the past four centuries.
My Big, Buttery Lobster Roll Rumble: We Came, We Clawed, We Conquered
Scott Bixby
June 7, 2014

Historical Examples of foodstuff

In the production of this foodstuff the country ranks third, and as a wheat-grower fifth.
Argentina
W. A. Hirst
Explain the difference between a food material and a foodstuff.
Foods and Household Management
Helen Kinne
"The foodstuff of an empire rattling o'er the stones," he said.
Windy McPherson's Son
Sherwood Anderson
What did you do with that foodstuff you took out of the pack there?
The Ranger Boys Outwit the Timber Thieves
Claude A. Labelle
So we can readily see that there is an enormous waste of foodstuff.
Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the
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British Dictionary definitions for foodstuff

foodstuff

noun

any material, substance, etc, that can be used as food

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Word Origin and History for foodstuff

1870, from food + stuff (n.). Related: Foodstuffs.