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Definition of Foodstuff
1. Noun. (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer.
Generic synonyms: Consumer Goods
Specialized synonyms: Greengrocery, Packaged Goods
Language type: Plural, Plural Form
2. Noun. A substance that can be used or prepared for use as food.
Generic synonyms: Food, Nutrient
Specialized synonyms: Starches, Breadstuff, Coloring, Colouring, Food Color, Food Coloring, Food Colour, Food Colouring, Concentrate, Meal, Fiber, Roughage, Flour, Frozen Food, Frozen Foods, Canned Food, Canned Foods, Canned Goods, Tinned Goods, Dehydrated Food, Dehydrated Foods, Carob, Carob Powder, Saint-john's-bread, Tapioca, Cocoa, Cereal, Food Grain, Grain, Fixings, Ingredient, Egg, Eggs, Dairy Product, Milk, Curd, Concoction, Intermixture, Mixture, Juice, Perishable, Spoilable
Definition of Foodstuff
1. Noun. An instance of material which may be used as food. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Foodstuff
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Foodstuff
Literary usage of Foodstuff
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1920)
"... due, and unpaid account; that the account represented foodstuff which the
defendant's cows ate; that the defendant and her husband lived on his place, ..."
2. Successful Farming; a Ready Reference on All Phases of Agriculture for by Frank Duane Gardner (1916)
"stuff is measured by the quantity of heat given off when a given weight of the
foodstuff is burned. Such measurements are made by burning a small weighed ..."
3. School and Home Cooking by Carlotta Cherryholmes Greer (1920)
"What foodstuff is indicated by the stain on the paper? ... What is the foodstuff
that remains in the filter paper (see Proteins of "excellent quality," p. ..."
4. Bhagavad-Gita as It is by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1989)
"Therefore since He is helping the digestion of all kinds of foodstuff, ...
He thus produces and digests foodstuff, and by His grace we are enjoying life. ..."
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