Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

breadcorn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bread-corn
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Corn or grain from which bread is made.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: bred corn

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does breadcorn mean?: Corn or grain from which bread is made.
Where does breadcorn come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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