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shew·bread | \ ˈshō-ˌbred 
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or showbread
Definition of shewbread
: consecrated unleavened bread ritually placed by the Jewish priests of ancient Israel on a table in the sanctuary of the Tabernacle on the Sabbath
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The first known use of shewbread was in 1526
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