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pullman loaf

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
pull-man loaf
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of bread made with white flour and baked in a long, narrow, lidded pan.

Etymology

From its use in the compact kitchens of the Pullmans on railways.

Inflected Forms

Pullman loaves (plural)

Phrases

Pullman car Pullman pan sandwich bread sandwich loaf white bread

Frequently Paired Words

Pullman car Pullman pan sandwich bread sandwich loaf whitebread white bread wonderbread

Questions

What does pullman loaf mean?
A type of bread made with white flour and baked in a long, narrow, lidded pan.
Where does pullman loaf come from?
From its use in the compact kitchens of the Pullmans on railways.

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