bread line

bread·line

also bread line B0464400 (brĕd′līn′)n. A line of people waiting to receive food given by a charitable organization or public agency.Idioms: below the breadline Extremely poor. on the breadline Dependent on public donations of food.

bread′ line`

n. a line of people waiting for free food to be distributed by a government agency or charitable organization. [1825–35]

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bread line - a queue of people waiting for free foodbreadlinequeue, waiting line - a line of people or vehicles waiting for something