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Definition of Breadbasket

Breadbasket: A popular term for the stomach in both senses:

1. The digestive organ, as to hear the breadbasket rumble with hunger.
2. The belly, as to have a big breadbasket.

The term comes from the basket once used to hold bread and the "basket" where the bread ends up after it is eaten.

Source: MedTerms™ Medical Dictionary
http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=26124
Last Editorial Review: 1/16/2004


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