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to-bread

to-bread noun: an extra loaf added by bakers to every dozen, completing a baker's dozen.

Noun

to-bread (plural to-breads)

  1. (obsolete) An extra loaf added by bakers to every dozen, completing a baker's dozen.
    • The number thirteen is also sometimes known as a "baker's dozen," because it was formerly a common practice to give thirteen loaves for twelve, the extra piece being called the in-bread or to-bread.2013, Robert Means Lawrence, The Magic Of The Horse-Shoe
    Synonyms:
    in-bread

Synonyms of to-bread

Forms of to-bread

pluralto-breads

Origin of to-bread

From to- + bread.

Questions about to-bread

What does to-bread mean?
To-bread means an extra loaf added by bakers to every dozen, completing a baker's dozen.
What part of speech is to-bread?
To-bread is a noun.
What is the plural of to-bread?
The plural of to-bread is to-breads.

Words near to-bread in the dictionary

  1. to've
  2. to-
  3. to-and-fro
  4. to-and-fros
  5. to-be
  6. to-bread
  7. to-breads
  8. to-come
  9. to-date
  10. to-day
  11. to-days

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