BREADBASKET

breadbasket

(noun) a basket for serving bread

stomach, tummy, tum, breadbasket

(noun) an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion

breadbasket

(noun) a geographic region serving as the principal source of grain

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

breadbasket (plural breadbaskets)

A basket used for storing or carrying bread.

A region which has favourable conditions to produce a large quantity of grain or, by extension, other food products; a food bowl.

Synonym: granary

(humorous) The abdomen or stomach, especially as a vulnerable part of the body in an attack.

Coordinate terms

• (region): rice bowl

Source: Wiktionary


Bread"bas`ket, n.

Definition: The stomach. [Humorous] S. Foote.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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