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bread and salt

bread and salt noun: a noun used mainly in historical expressions referring to the custom of using bread and salt to make solemn an oath or affirmation.

Noun

bread and salt

  1. (historical) A noun used mainly in historical expressions referring to the custom of using bread and salt to make solemn an oath or affirmation.

Words formed from bread and salt

Questions about bread and salt

What does bread and salt mean?
Bread and salt means a noun used mainly in historical expressions referring to the custom of using bread and salt to make solemn an oath or affirmation.
What part of speech is bread and salt?
Bread and salt is a noun.

Words near bread and salt in the dictionary

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

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