Definition of Bread and butter

1. Noun. The financial means whereby one lives. "He could no longer earn his own livelihood"

Exact synonyms: Keep, Livelihood, Living, Support, Sustenance
Generic synonyms: Resource
Specialized synonyms: Amenities, Comforts, Conveniences, Creature Comforts, Maintenance, Meal Ticket, Subsistence
Derivative terms: Keep, Support, Sustain

Definition of Bread and butter

1. Noun. (&lit bread butter) ¹

2. Noun. (idiomatic) That which is central or fundamental, as to one's business, survival, or income; a staple or cornerstone. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bread And Butter

breaches
breaching
breachy
bread
bread-bin
bread-line
bread-stick
bread-worship
bread and circuses
bread bag
bread bags
bread bin
bread bins
bread board
bread box
bread crumb
bread crumbs
bread dough

Literary usage of Bread and butter

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

1. Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope (1906)
"... and the other a lady at any rate past the wishy-washy bread-and-butter period of life, they were as unable to tell their own minds to each other, ..."

2. Diet in Health and Disease by Julius Friedenwald, John Ruhräh (1919)
"Fried ham and eggs, potatoes, bread and butter, cottage pudding. ... Tea, 4 o'clock: Milk, one-half pint, with two ounces of bread and butter. ..."

3. The Diseases of Infancy and Childhood: For the Use of Students and by Luther Emmett Holt (1897)
"c. lamb, mutton or fish: bread and butter; a glass of milk. . / «Igest meal (5 pm).—1. ... Milk with soda or , . ed> « biscuit or with bread and butter. ..."

4. A Collection of Farces and Other Afterpieces: Which are Acted at the by Inchbald (1809)
"Damme, when once a man gives up his prerogative, he might as well give Up But, however, it is no bread and butter of mine too. ..."

5. Notes and Queries by Martim de Albuquerque (1859)
"... which consisted of a piece of bread and butter, or bread and cheese, or most usually of bread and milk. ..."

6. The Boston Cooking-school Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1896)
"Bread and Butter Folds. Remove end slice from bread. Spread end of loaf sparingly and evenly with butter which has been creamed. ..."

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