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Noun: staff of life
  1. Food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
    "Bread has long been known as the staff of life"; "breadstuff has long been known as the staff of life";
    - bread, breadstuff

Derived forms: staffs of life

Type of: baked goods, starches

Part of: sandwich, sarnie [Brit, informal]

Encyclopedia: Staff of life