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foodstuff

[ food-stuhf ]

/ ˈfudˌstʌf /

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noun

a substance used or capable of being used as nutriment.

Origin of foodstuff

First recorded in 1870–75; food + stuff

Words nearby foodstuff

food vessel, food web, food-gathering, foodaholic, foodie, foodstuff, foofaraw, fool, fool and his money are soon parted, a, fool around, fool away

Example sentences from the Web for foodstuffs

The latter was augmented by loans available to countries to defray the rising costs of basic edibles and foodstuffs (cereals).

After the Rain |Sam Vaknin
That foodstuffs should not under ordinary circumstances be declared contraband there ought to be no doubt.

International Law. A Treatise. Volume II (of 2) |Lassa Francis Oppenheim
We can now define food as something that contains one or more of the substances known as foodstuffs.

Foods and Household Management |Helen Kinne
There is a larger load to be carried, of manufactured goods, raw materials, and foodstuffs.

The Rural Motor Express |US Government

They choose their mates for colour as they choose their foodstuffs.

Science in Arcady |Grant Allen

British Dictionary definitions for foodstuffs

foodstuff

/ (ˈfuːdˌstʌf) /

noun

any material, substance, etc, that can be used as food