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bread room
bread room n. (a) (Nautical) a room or compartment used for storing bread in a ship, usually situated below deck in the lowest and aftermost part (now historical); (b) (Nautical slang) the stomach; cf. breadbasket n. 2 (obsolete).
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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > parts of vessels > room, locker, or quarters > [noun] > storage room or compartment > for provisions > specific
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c1610 A. Pricket Larger Disc. in S. Purchas Pilgrimes (1625) III. xvii. 602 The Master..deliuered all the bread out of the bread roome.
1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. ii. 12 The Bread-roome is commonly vnder the Gun-roome.
1762 T. Smollett Adventures Sir Launcelot Greaves II. xvii. 89 He ordered the waiter..to..bring along-side a short allowance of brandy or grog, that he might cant a slug into his bread-room.
1919 C. H. Bodder Under Fire with Farragut 12 The bread-room was only opened by the paymaster's steward or his helper.
2014 J. Turner Dr. William Edward Dillon 31 It was vital to keep out the damp in two critical rooms: the bread-room and the powder magazine.
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