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foodstuffs

[food-stuhf] Origin

food·stuff

[food-stuhf]
noun
a substance used or capable of being used as nutriment.

Origin:
1870–75; food + stuff
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Foodstuffs is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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Word Origin & History

foodstuff
1872, from food + stuff. Related: Foodstuffs.
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