shredded wheat

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noun

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

Words nearby shredded wheat

shraddha, shrank, shrapnel, shreadhead, shred, shredded wheat, shredder, shredding, Shreveport, shrew, shrewd

How to use shredded wheat in a sentence

For five months I lived by myself, and the only cooked food I ate was shredded wheat biscuit.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society|Upton Sinclair
Hours yet, my love, before I can gorge myself on a shredded wheat biscuit.
The Fighting Shepherdess |Caroline Lockhart
Breakfast consists of rice, dried fruit (put to soak the night before), bacon, and shredded wheat biscuit.
Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts|Girl Scouts
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.
Salads, Sandwiches and Chafing-Dish Dainties|Janet McKenzie Hill