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show bread

show bread is the alternative form of showbread.

Meaning of showbread

Noun

showbread (countable and uncountable, plural showbreads)

  1. (historical) The twelve loaves of bread placed daily by the Jewish priests in the Holy Place on the table.
    • There is sett on the Board a high heap of Soule-cakes lyeing one upon another like the picture of the Sew-Bread in the old Bibles.1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 23
    Synonyms:
    facebread

Forms of show bread

pluralshow breads

Questions about show bread

What is show bread the alternative form of?
Show bread is the alternative form of showbread.

Words near show bread in the dictionary

  1. show biscuit
  2. show biscuits
  3. show biz
  4. show box
  5. show boxes
  6. show bread
  7. show breads
  8. show business
  9. show cause
  10. show cave
  11. show caves

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