staff of life
1staff of life — staff′ of life′ n. bread, considered as the mainstay of the human diet • Etymology: 1630–40 …
2staff of life — n. bread, regarded as the basic food …
3staff of life — noun food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked • Syn: ↑bread, ↑breadstuff • Derivationally related forms: ↑bread (for: ↑bread) • Hypernyms: ↑ …
4The staff of life — Staff Staff (st[.a]f), n.; pl. {Staves} (st[=a]vz or st[aum]vz; 277) or {Staffs} (st[.a]fs) in senses 1 9, {Staffs} in senses 10, 11. [AS. st[ae]f a staff; akin to LG. & D. staf, OFries. stef, G. stab, Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan. stav, Goth.… …
5staff of life — Date: 1638 a staple of diet; especially bread …
6staff of life — bread, considered as the mainstay of the human diet. [1630 40] * * * …
7staff of life — noun Bread, or some other staple foodstuff …
8staff of life — Synonyms and related words: French bread, Irish soda bread, Italian bread, black bread, bread, bread stick, bread stuff, brown bread, cracked wheat bread, crust, dark bread, garlic bread, graham bread, loaf of bread, matzo, matzoth, nut bread,… …
9the staff of life — ► the staff of life a staple food or usual sustenance. Main Entry: ↑staff …
10(the) staff of life — literary a food such as bread that is eaten in large amounts by a lot of people. Bread is the staff of life, which is why we only use the finest organic flour to make ours …