taking bread and salt

A form of take bread and salt — To practice the custom of using bread and salt to make solemn an oath or affirmation.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of take bread and salt
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APA

taking bread and salt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taking%20bread%20and%20salt

MLA

“taking bread and salt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taking%20bread%20and%20salt. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taking bread and salt,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taking%20bread%20and%20salt.

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