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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