loaf bread

American  

noun

South Midland and Southern U.S.

1. commercially baked bread; store-bought bread.

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Etymology

Origin of loaf bread

First recorded in 1550–60

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Example Sentences

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loaf bread

So the crumbs could theoretically be from some ancient loaf, bread broken at one of the most consequential meals in history.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 9, 2023

Many Sudanese line up for hours to buy a loaf bread or to get fuel for their cars; others have fled abroad.

From New York Times ● Apr. 17, 2020

At 120 a loaf, bread had actually been cheaper than the grain used to make it.

From Time Magazine Archive

Soak ¼ loaf bread in cold water, squeeze out the water and mix the bread with the liver, then add three well beaten eggs and enough flour to stiffen.

From The Suffrage Cook Book by Mrs. L. O. Kleber

At what temperatures should biscuits and loaf bread bake?

From School and Home Cooking by Carlotta Cherryholmes Greer

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