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shredded wheat

noun
  1. a breakfast cereal made by shredding cooked, dried whole wheat and baking or toasting it in biscuit- or spoon-size pieces.
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Origin of shredded wheat

First recorded in 1895–1900; formerly a trademark
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Examples from the Web for shredded wheat

Historical Examples of shredded wheat

  • Serve on croutons of fried bread, or in cases made of shredded-wheat biscuit.

    Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties

    Janet McKenzie Hill

  • Serve on toast, in patty cases, or in cases of shredded-wheat biscuit.

  • She preferred pecan nuts and shredded-wheat biscuit, and ate corn.