Moby Thesaurus. Grady Ward. 1996.
staff of life — staff′ of life′ n. bread, considered as the mainstay of the human diet • Etymology: 1630–40 … From formal English to slang
staff of life — n. bread, regarded as the basic food … English World dictionary
staff of life — noun food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked • Syn: ↑bread, ↑breadstuff • Derivationally related forms: ↑bread (for: ↑bread) • Hypernyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
The staff of life — Staff Staff (st[.a]f), n.; pl. {Staves} (st[=a]vz or st[aum]vz; 277) or {Staffs} (st[.a]fs) in senses 1 9, {Staffs} in senses 10, 11. [AS. st[ae]f a staff; akin to LG. & D. staf, OFries. stef, G. stab, Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan. stav, Goth.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
staff of life — Date: 1638 a staple of diet; especially bread … New Collegiate Dictionary
staff of life — bread, considered as the mainstay of the human diet. [1630 40] * * * … Universalium
staff of life — noun Bread, or some other staple foodstuff … Wiktionary
the staff of life — ► the staff of life a staple food or usual sustenance. Main Entry: ↑staff … English terms dictionary
(the) staff of life — literary a food such as bread that is eaten in large amounts by a lot of people. Bread is the staff of life, which is why we only use the finest organic flour to make ours … New idioms dictionary
(the) staff of life — the ˌstaff of ˈlife idiom (literary) a basic food, especially bread Main entry: ↑staffidiom … Useful english dictionary
