Definition of Breadlines

1. Noun. (plural of breadline) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Breadlines

1. breadline [n] - See also: breadline

Lexicographical Neighbors of Breadlines

breaden
breadfruit
breadfruit tree
breadfruits
breadhead
breadheads
breadier
breadiest
breadiness
breading
breadknife
breadknives
breadless
breadlike
breadline
breadlines
breadmaker
breadmakers
breadmaking
breadman
breadmen
breadnut
breadnuts
breadroot
breadroots
breads
breadstick
breadsticks
breadstuff
breadstuffs

Literary usage of Breadlines

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Casual Laborer, and Other Essays: And Other Essays by Carleton Hubbell Parker (1920)
"... and the restricted district with prostitution, the open shop, and labor turnover, poverty, the breadlines, the scrap heap, destitution. ..."

2. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror by Richard Linthicum, Trumbull White (1906)
"... The breadlines at the parks furnished striking instances of the absolute patience and fortitude that has marked the behavior of the people throughout ..."

3. The Preparation of Manuscripts for the Printer: Containing Directions to by Frank H. Vizetelly (1905)
"To omit paragraphs or breadlines to save space; or to alter the position of type, as to fill a vacant space. running head. A head-line, as of a chapter or ..."

4. A World Remaking = Or Peace Finance: Or, Peace Finance by Clarence Walker Barron (1920)
""Nevertheless I look for riots and breadlines and troubles all around and at the same time I think I foresee rising prices and great speculations. ..."

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