Breadcorn
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Corn or grain from which bread is made. uncountable
"That which I drive at now is this; That Breadcorn, that brings so considerable increase by Tillage and Husbandry, would scarce be at all without it; for that which grows wildly of it self is worth nothing: but it being so wholesom and strengthning a food, that it should yield so plentiful increase, and that this should not be without humane Art and Industry, does plainly insinuate that there is a Divine Providence that intended to exercise the wit of Man in Husbandry and Tillage."
Example
More examples"That which I drive at now is this; That Breadcorn, that brings so considerable increase by Tillage and Husbandry, would scarce be at all without it; for that which grows wildly of it self is worth nothing: but it being so wholesom and strengthning a food, that it should yield so plentiful increase, and that this should not be without humane Art and Industry, does plainly insinuate that there is a Divine Providence that intended to exercise the wit of Man in Husbandry and Tillage."
Etymology
From Middle English bred corn, brede corne; equivalent to bread + corn.
More for "breadcorn"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.