breadcorn

Corn or grain from which bread is made.

Noun

  1. Corn or grain from which bread is made.
    • That which I drive at now is this; That Breadcorn, that brings so considerable increase by Tillage and Husbandry, would scarce be at all without it; for that which grows wildly of it self is worth nothing: but it being...

Origin

From Middle English bred corn, brede corne; equivalent to bread + corn.