breadbasket
[
bred
-bas-kit, -bah-skit]
/ˈbrɛdˌbæs kɪt, -ˌbɑ skɪt/
noun
1.
a
basket
or similar container for
bread
or rolls.
2.
an agricultural area that provides large amounts of food, especially grain, to other areas.
3.
Slang.
a person's stomach or abdomen.
adjective
4.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a geographical breadbasket:
Iowa is a breadbasket state.
Origin
1545-55;
bread
+
basket
Examples from the web for
breadbasket
Shortly thereafter the trays were set and items were offered from the
breadbasket
.
At one table, a paper-napkin
breadbasket
liner and lit candle meet, with predictable results.
The
breadbasket
filled with rolls that winds up in a purse.
The term
breadbasket
is often used to denote an agriculturally productive region.
British Dictionary definitions for
breadbasket
breadbasket
/
ˈbrɛdˌbɑːskɪt
/
noun
1.
a basket for carrying bread or rolls
2.
a slang word for
stomach
Slang definitions & phrases for
breadbasket
breadbasket
noun
The stomach; abdomen;
kishkes
,
labonza
(1750s+)