breadboxn.

Brit.

/ˈbrɛdbɒks/, U.S.

/ˈbrɛdˌbɑks/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bread n., box n.²

Etymology: < bread n. + box n.²

Now chiefly North American.

A box for storing bread and other baked goods; a bread bin.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > container for food > [noun] > chest, box, or bag > for bread

breadbox1622

bread bin1670

bread-barge1840

1622 R. Whitbourne Disc. containing Invitation for Advancem. Plantation in New-found-land 25 (table) Flaskets, and bread boxes.

1892 Ballou's Monthly Mag. Nov. 442/2 Bread boxes should be of tin. Never put bread away hot, or even warm.

1947 New Yorker 22 Mar. 33/2 There were two bottles of rum and a bottle of rye and four bottles of Coca-Cola on the chiffonier, in case he got thirsty, and a Sterno stove, and a tin breadbox..and a bottle partly filled with cream on the window sill.

2002 D. Downie Cooking Rom. Way 14 Wrap this loaf in a clean cloth or dish towel and keep it fresh in a breadbox for several days. Don't refrigerate it or it will dry out.

Phrases

In various phrases expressing comparison of size, such as bigger than a breadbox, smaller than a breadbox (and variants); used humorously or ironically, implying that the comparison has no definite meaning (esp. in is it bigger than a breadbox?). Is it bigger than a breadbox? became a catchphrase of the American television personality Steve Allen in his appearances on the What's my Line panel show from 1953–67 (see quot. 1967).Earlier unfixed uses referring to comparison of size are readily available: see e.g. quot. 1911.

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1911 South Bend (Indiana) Tribune 23 Aug. 8/6 (advt.) You can..do away with a cumbersome coal or wood stove... The new way is the Kitchen Cooker and Heater. It's about the size of a bread box.]

1967 in S. Allen Bigger than Breadbox 8 This often involved guessing at the nature of a product with which the guest might be identified and..finding out the size of the product. Allen's commonest question.., heard so often that it became a running gag, was ‘Is it bigger than a breadbox?’

1977 N.Y. Times 16 Oct. xxi. 6/4 I should, as my horoscope suggests, rid myself of a losing proposition, which I can describe as smaller than a breadbox,..and as predictable as rain.

2016 FD (Fair Disclosure) Wire (Nexis) 2 Nov. Speaking of research, you haven't really commented on the backlog recently. Can you give us just a general idea of is it bigger than a breadbox?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	breadbox
释义	breadboxn. Brit. /ˈbrɛdbɒks/, U.S. /ˈbrɛdˌbɑks/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bread n., box n.² Etymology: < bread n. + box n.² Now chiefly North American. A box for storing bread and other baked goods; a bread bin. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > container for food > [noun] > chest, box, or bag > for bread breadbox1622 bread bin1670 bread-barge1840 1622 R. Whitbourne Disc. containing Invitation for Advancem. Plantation in New-found-land 25 (table) Flaskets, and bread boxes. 1892 Ballou's Monthly Mag. Nov. 442/2 Bread boxes should be of tin. Never put bread away hot, or even warm. 1947 New Yorker 22 Mar. 33/2 There were two bottles of rum and a bottle of rye and four bottles of Coca-Cola on the chiffonier, in case he got thirsty, and a Sterno stove, and a tin breadbox..and a bottle partly filled with cream on the window sill. 2002 D. Downie Cooking Rom. Way 14 Wrap this loaf in a clean cloth or dish towel and keep it fresh in a breadbox for several days. Don't refrigerate it or it will dry out. Phrases In various phrases expressing comparison of size, such as bigger than a breadbox, smaller than a breadbox (and variants); used humorously or ironically, implying that the comparison has no definite meaning (esp. in is it bigger than a breadbox?). Is it bigger than a breadbox? became a catchphrase of the American television personality Steve Allen in his appearances on the What's my Line panel show from 1953–67 (see quot. 1967).Earlier unfixed uses referring to comparison of size are readily available: see e.g. quot. 1911. ΚΠ 1911 South Bend (Indiana) Tribune 23 Aug. 8/6 (advt.) You can..do away with a cumbersome coal or wood stove... The new way is the Kitchen Cooker and Heater. It's about the size of a bread box.] 1967 in S. Allen Bigger than Breadbox 8 This often involved guessing at the nature of a product with which the guest might be identified and..finding out the size of the product. Allen's commonest question.., heard so often that it became a running gag, was ‘Is it bigger than a breadbox?’ 1977 N.Y. Times 16 Oct. xxi. 6/4 I should, as my horoscope suggests, rid myself of a losing proposition, which I can describe as smaller than a breadbox,..and as predictable as rain. 2016 FD (Fair Disclosure) Wire (Nexis) 2 Nov. Speaking of research, you haven't really commented on the backlog recently. Can you give us just a general idea of is it bigger than a breadbox? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1622
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