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Pullman loaf

Pullman loaf noun: a type of bread made with white flour and baked in a long, narrow, lidded pan.

pullman loaf: a type of bread made with white flour and baked in a long, narrow, lidded pan
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Noun

Pullman loaf (plural Pullman loaves)

  1. A type of bread made with white flour and baked in a long, narrow, lidded pan.

Forms of Pullman loaf

pluralPullman loaves

Origin of Pullman loaf

From its use in the compact kitchens of the Pullmans on railways.

Questions about Pullman loaf

What does Pullman loaf mean?
Pullman loaf means a type of bread made with white flour and baked in a long, narrow, lidded pan.
What part of speech is Pullman loaf?
Pullman loaf is a noun.
What is the plural of Pullman loaf?
The plural of Pullman loaf is Pullman loaves.

Words near Pullman loaf in the dictionary

  1. pullins
  2. Pullman
  3. Pullman brown
  4. Pullman car
  5. Pullman cars
  6. Pullman loaf
  7. Pullman loaves
  8. Pullman pan
  9. Pullman pans
  10. Pullmanize
  11. Pullmanized

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