bran flake

plural bran flakes · alternative branflake

1. A flake made from bran.

   Her girlfriend fed her breakfast, one bran flake at a time, because Barton couldn’t swallow well.

   2002, Paul Benedetti, Wayne MacPhail, “Neck Manipulation and Stroke”, in Spin Doctors: The Chiropractic Industry Under Examination, Toronto, Ont.: Dundurn Press, →ISBN, page 141

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   Leaving one bite of food (one piece of rice, or one bran flake) on your plate shows that you are aware of what you are eating, and we hope you are learning to focus on your hunger level.

   1996, Donald A. Williamson, Catherine M. Champagne, Lori P. Jackman, Paula J. Varnado, “Lifestyle Change: A Program for Long-Term Weight Management”, in Vincent B. Van Hasselt, Michel Hersen, editors, Sourcebook of Psychological Treatment Manuals for Adult Disorders, New York, N.Y.: Plenum Press, →ISBN, part II (Adult Disorders and Problems), page 447

   In English, the verbs are as regular as bran flakes and conjugate as easily as well-greased Swiss clockworks.

   2007, David F. Latham, “English Difficult? Au Contraire”, in American Rambler: 48 Original, Hilarious, Laugh-Out-Loud Newspapers Columns, Lincoln, Neb.: iUniverse, →ISBN