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Breadbasket   /brˈɛdbˌæskət/   Listen
Breadbasket

noun
1.
A geographic region serving as the principal source of grain.
2.
An enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal; the principal organ of digestion.  Synonyms: stomach, tum, tummy.
3.
A basket for serving bread.





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"Breadbasket" Quotes from Famous Books



... servants to be cut and shaved by us. All the neighbors laughed at this poor ending of our expectations, for Jemmy had bragged not a little; however, we did not care, for the connection was always a good one, and we served Mr. Hock, the valet; Mr. Bar, the coachman; and Mrs. Breadbasket, the housekeeper, willingly enough. I used to powder the footman, too, on great days, but never in my life saw old Tuggeridge, except once: when he said "Oh, the barber!" tossed up his nose, ...
— Burlesques • William Makepeace Thackeray
... that they were sincere proofs, for since you've been ill I've been eating your pork and drinking your grog, which latter can't be too plentiful in the Bay of Biscay. And now that I've cured you, you'll be tucking all that into your own little breadbasket, so that I'm no gainer, and I think that you may be convinced that you never had or will have two more disinterested thumpings in all your born days. However, you're very welcome, so say no more ...
— Peter Simple and The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2 • Frederick Marryat


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