breadline

English

noun
Definitions
  • A line of people waiting to receive food from a charity.
  • Subsistence level.

Etymology

Compound from English bread (breadth, braid, broadness) + English line (figure, stated positions of a political religious group).

Origin

English

line

Gloss

figure, stated positions of a political religious group

Kanji

姿

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