biscuit bread

[ bis-kit bred ]

noun

, Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S.

1. biscuits or a biscuit:

   I like biscuit bread more than cornbread for supper.

Word History and Origins

Origin of biscuit bread¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English

Example Sentences

They included oatmeal, “wheat meal,” “biscuit bread,” dried peas, rice, salted beef and “stockfish.”

From Washington Post

Folks up dat way don’t eat biscuit bread but once uh week.”

From Literature

Bread!" says he, with a groan in three syllables, "do you call this ere biscuit bread?

From Project Gutenberg

Pappy's little baby Loves biscuits, biscuits, Pappy's little baby Loves biscuit bread!

From Time Magazine Archive

The delighted boys tore into the house to get their fishing tackle, whilst their mother, telling them to make less clamour, filled an empty box with biscuit, bread, and tinned meats enough for the party of six, and in less than ten minutes they were off again, shouting their goodbyes as they raced through the gate, followed by a native woman carrying the heavy box of food.

From Project Gutenberg