breadbasket

/ˈbrɛdˌbæskɪt/
noun
  1. A basket or container used for holding bread or rolls.
    • Pass the breadbasket, please—I'd like another roll.
    • She wove a new breadbasket from willow branches.
    • The waiter placed a warm breadbasket on the table.
  2. A region that produces large amounts of grain and other food crops.
    • The Midwest is often called the breadbasket of America.
    • Ukraine has long been known as the breadbasket of Europe.
    • Drought threatened the country's breadbasket this year.
  3. The stomach or belly (informal).
    • After that huge meal, my breadbasket was full.
    • He took a punch right in the breadbasket.
    • A good breakfast fills your breadbasket for the morning.
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