Meanings
- USuncountableA bland food made from various ingredients mixed together and baked into a loaf, served to prisoners instead of normal meals as a disciplinary measure.
Synonyms: confinement loaf, disciplinary loaf, foodloaf, grue
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA bland food made from various ingredients mixed together and baked into a loaf, served to prisoners instead of normal meals as a disciplinary measure.
Origin
From nutritious (or similar) and loaf.
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