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bread and milk

bread and milk noun: bread that is dipped in hot milk, regarded as a plain or easily digestible meal.

Noun

bread and milk

  1. (historical, obsolete) Bread that is dipped in hot milk, regarded as a plain or easily digestible meal.

Questions about bread and milk

What does bread and milk mean?
Bread and milk means bread that is dipped in hot milk, regarded as a plain or easily digestible meal.
What part of speech is bread and milk?
Bread and milk is a noun.

Words near bread and milk in the dictionary

  1. bread and butter puddings
  2. bread and cheese
  3. bread and circuses
  4. bread and games
  5. bread and honey
  6. bread and milk
  7. bread and roses
  8. bread and salt
  9. bread and scrape
  10. bread and water
  11. bread and wine

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