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
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