breadbasket


bread·bas·ket

noun \ˈbred-ˌbas-kət\

Definition of BREADBASKET

1
slang : stomach
2
: a major cereal-producing region

Examples of BREADBASKET

  1. the breadbasket of the world
  2. The area is becoming the nation's breadbasket.

First Known Use of BREADBASKET

1753

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