Etymology
Origin of breadstuff
Example Sentences
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Here the troops suffered as seldom during the war for provisions, especially breadstuff.
From History of Kershaw's Brigade by Dickert, D. Augustus
Plasmon biscuit, imported from England, is the most nutritious breadstuff I have ever used.
From Scouting For Girls, Official Handbook of the Girl Scouts by Bacon, Josephine Dodge Daskam
"Say!" said Skinski to me, after we had ordered some breadstuff for the leading lady, "you're not such a late train with the sleight-of-hand gag yourself, Mr. Manager!"
From You Can Search Me by McHugh, Hugh
The Roman frontier was again widened by the conquest of the Mediterranean basin: the acquisition of Sicily and Sardinia ended breadstuff farming as the staple on the Italian peninsular.
From Roman Farm Management The Treatises of Cato and Varro by Harrison, Fairfax
No chemist, with all his appliances, can turn breadstuff into brainstuff or hay into milk.
From Occultism and Common-Sense by Willson, Beckles
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