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to-breads

to-breads is the plural of to-bread.

Meaning of to-bread

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

Questions about to-breads

What is to-breads the plural of?
To-breads is the plural of to-bread.

Words near to-breads in the dictionary

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

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