breadbasket

breadbasket
Granary Gran"a*ry, n.; pl. {Granaries}. [L. granarium, fr. granum grain. See {Garner}.] 1. A storehouse or repository for grain, esp. after it is thrashed or husked; a cornhouse. [1913 Webster]

2. Hence: (Fig.), A region fertile in grain; in this sense, equivalent to {breadbasket}, used figuratively; as, Ukraine, the granary of the Soviet Union. [1913 Webster +PJC]

The exhaustless granary of a world. --Thomson. [1913 Webster]


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  • breadbasket — UK [ˈbredˌbɑːskɪt] / US [ˈbredˌbæskɪt] noun [countable] Word forms breadbasket : singular breadbasket plural breadbaskets 1) a container in which you serve bread 2) the area where most of a country s food is produced …   English dictionary

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  • breadbasket — {n}, {slang} The stomach. * /John is stuffing his breadbasket again./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • breadbasket — bread|bas|ket [ˈbredˌba:skıt US ˌbæ ] n 1.) a basket in which you keep or serve bread 2.) [singular] the part of a country or area that provides most of its food ▪ Zambia could be the breadbasket of Africa …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • breadbasket — n slang the stomach. John is stuffing his breadbasket again …   Словарь американских идиом

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