batter bread

noun Chiefly Eastern Virginia.

spoon bread.

Origin of batter bread

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900

Words nearby batter bread

batten-mayou disease, battenburg, batter, batter board, batter brace, batter bread, batter pile, batter's box, batter-fry, battercake, battered

Example sentences from the Web for batter bread

  • And when I sit down to batter-bread and fried chicken I can hardly force it down, I do so want you to have it instead of me.

    Molly Brown's College Friends |Nell Speed

  • There was batter-bread, I remember, and an omelette, and peas from the garden.

    The Gay Cockade |Temple Bailey

  • Corn-cakes, like all batter-bread, are to be mentioned only to be condemned.

    Health on the Farm |H. F. Harris