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Definition of Breadlines
1. breadline [n] - See also: breadline
Lexicographical Neighbors of Breadlines
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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