shredded wheat

noun

1. a breakfast cereal made by shredding cooked, dried whole wheat and baking or toasting it in biscuit- or spoon-size pieces.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shredded wheat¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; formerly a trademark

Example Sentences

For five months I lived by myself, and the only cooked food I ate was shredded wheat biscuit.

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Hours yet, my love, before I can gorge myself on a shredded wheat biscuit.

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Breakfast consists of rice, dried fruit (put to soak the night before), bacon, and shredded wheat biscuit.

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Serve on croutons of fried bread, or in cases made of shredded-wheat biscuit.

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Serve on toast, in patty cases, or in cases of shredded-wheat biscuit.

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