breadstuff

[ bred-stuhf ]

noun

1. grain, flour, or meal for making bread.
2. any kind of bread.

Word History and Origins

Origin of breadstuff¹

An Americanism dating back to 1785–95; bread + stuff

Example Sentences

I ignore the breadstuffs – usually they have been rained on – but pocket the oranges.

From The Guardian

I will definitely keep imagining 1970s sitcom stars emerging from breadstuffs.

From New York Times

It was a great day for Ireland, let the advocates for "breadstuffs" say what they will, before the blight and yellow meal had either of them become familiar with the poor.

From Project Gutenberg

Its first step was to insure an adequate supply of breadstuffs.

From Project Gutenberg

There is a considerable import of coal, cotton, iron and breadstuffs, the chief exports being butter, fish, timber and wood pulp.

From Project Gutenberg