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Definition of Breadbox
1. Noun. A container used to keep bread or cake in.
Definition of Breadbox
1. Noun. A container for storing bread or other baked goods to keep them fresh. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Breadbox
1. a container for bread [n -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Breadbox
Literary usage of Breadbox
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Yes, for a 25 pound portable that's no bigger than a breadbox, the Mark 220 is
quite a recorder. Ask your Brush representative for a demonstration. ..."
2. The Journal of Home Economics by American Home Economics Association (1915)
"... whether they occur on the bread in the breadbox, on the fruit canned for winter
use or on the apples and vegetables stored in the cellar. ..."
3. The Missions and Missionaries of California by Zephyrin Engelhardt (1908)
"... one set of altar cards and two artes; one chalice with paten and spoon; one
plate, cruets, little bell, and an altar- breadbox; one censer with ..."
4. Pieces of Hate and Other Enthusiasms by Heywood Broun (1922)
"... came to him asking bread, though rather expecting a stone, and he with a
flourish reached down into the breadbox and gave the poor man layer cake. ..."
5. Household Engineering: Scientific Management in the Home by Christine Frederick, American School of Home Economics (1919)
"... during her morning's work a woman might be just ready to leave the kitchen
and go upstairs to make the beds. But she suddenly sees that the breadbox ..."
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