light bread

noun Midland and Southern U.S.

Origin of light bread

First recorded in 1815–25

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I had plenty of fresh butter, cream, and light-bread at my disposal.
The American Country Girl
Martha Foote Crow
The first thing I did on entering my kitchen was to mix up my light-bread.
The American Country Girl
Martha Foote Crow
The light-bread was cut into slips about two inches long and a half an inch wide and thick.
Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel
Frank G. Allen
Otherwhiles He would make a Potage of the broth, (made without fruit), boiling and stewing it with some light-bread.
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened
Kenelm Digby