bread and salt

noun

A noun used mainly in historical expressions referring to the custom of using bread and salt to make solemn an oath or affirmation.

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Meanings

noun
  1. historicalA noun used mainly in historical expressions referring to the custom of using bread and salt to make solemn an oath or affirmation.
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APA

bread and salt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bread%20and%20salt

MLA

“bread and salt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bread%20and%20salt. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bread and salt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bread%20and%20salt.

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