to-bread

noun

An extra loaf added by bakers to every dozen, completing a baker's dozen.

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in-bread
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Meanings

nounto-bread (plural to-breads)

plural to-breads

  1. obsoleteAn extra loaf added by bakers to every dozen, completing a baker's dozen.

    The number thirteen is also sometimes known as a "baker's dozen," because it was formerly a common practice to give thirteen loaves for twelve, the extra piece being called the in-bread or to-bread.

    2013, Robert Means Lawrence, The Magic Of The Horse-Shoe

    Synonyms: in-bread

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn extra loaf added by bakers to every dozen, completing a baker's dozen.

Similar
in-bread

Origin

From to- + bread.

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APA

to-bread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to-bread

MLA

“to-bread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to-bread. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “to-bread,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to-bread.

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