BREADSTUFF

breadstuff

(noun) flour or meal or grain used in baking bread

bread, breadstuff, staff of life

(noun) food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

breadstuff (plural breadstuffs)

Flour, grain (such as wheat or oats), or any cereal, such as would be used in the making of bread

bread of any sort

Mary volunteered to bring breadstuff to the meeting.

Source: Wiktionary


Bread"stuff, n.

Definition: Grain, flour, or meal of which bread is made.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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