breadbasket

[bred-bas-kit, -bah-skit]

bread·bas·ket

[bred-bas-kit, -bah-skit]
noun
1.
a basket or similar container for bread or rolls.
2.
an agricultural area that provides large amounts of food, especially grain, to other areas.
3.
Slang. a person's stomach or abdomen.
adjective
4.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a geographical breadbasket: Iowa is a breadbasket state.

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Breadbasket is always a great word to know.
So is hang-up. Does it mean:
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a person who is obnoxious or peculiar
a preoccupation, fixation, or psychological block; a source of annoying difficulty or burden; a recurring snag

Origin:
1545–55; bread + basket
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breadbasket (ˈbrɛdˌbɑːskɪt)
 
n
1.  a basket for carrying bread or rolls
2.  a slang word for stomach

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breadbasket definition


and dinner basket
  1. n.
    the belly; the stomach. : I hit him, pow, right in the breadbasket. , I have a little pain in the dinner basket.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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