loaf bread
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of loaf bread
First recorded in 1550–60
Example Sentences
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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
Paid the night-guard and sent a present of white loaf bread and some tea to the Bek.
From Byeways in Palestine by Finn, James
At what temperatures should biscuits and loaf bread bake?
From School and Home Cooking by Greer, Carlotta Cherryholmes
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