what about to break wind?
2007-02-08 17:07:40 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
what is the origin and definition of "to break bread?"
what is the origin and defininiton of "to break wind?"
i can't get clearer than that.
2007-02-08 20:40:41 · update #1
The origin of breaking bread (eating) comes from the olden days...when you had guests over, you shared a loaf of bread, (or whatever you were eating) and broke it so that it would not crumble, like the amish_ren answer. Slicing bread usually causes it to be crushed and crumbly, unless it's the store bought stuff. Back in Biblical times, the term breaking bread was often used to mean the people ate unleavened bread, which was best broken apart rather than cut. Imagine how you would separate saltine crackers...would you cut them and watch them crumble...or would you just break them apart at the perforation lines? Breaking wind is slang for expelling flatulence...it is the release of air or wind from the anus...when you hear the sound of it escaping, it sounds like it is breaking out of something...and then you want to make a break for fresh air...lol.
2007-02-15 07:40:28 · answer #1 · answered by Jalapinomex 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
To break bread is to sit down and have a meal together. The origin is from the last supper where Jesus broke bread for his disciples and said, "take and eat this my body given for you"
2007-02-16 20:45:51 · answer #2 · answered by infinitefair 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesnt mean something similar to BREAKFAST does it?
As in break bread ,to have some bread because of a break from bread
2007-02-16 10:01:00 · answer #3 · answered by buddybottle_australia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Breaking bread signifies sharing & caring, as in the bible with loaves & fishes.
To break wind for babies, we rub and pat their backs to help prevent tummy ache. They suck in a lot of air when they are suckling.
2007-02-16 03:09:05 · answer #4 · answered by RAGGYPANTS 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It means to come off the dough, stop sitting on your money, give the money up, put out and stop being stingy all of these are similar to breaking bread.It is just slang or street terminology for share the wealth.(give up the money)
2007-02-16 18:27:23 · answer #5 · answered by Babirownii 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To break bread means to have a meal or to eat. Often one says "to break bread together," which means to eat together or to have a meal together.
To break wind means to pass gas, to emit flatus.
2007-02-09 01:11:46 · answer #6 · answered by artemisaodc1 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
sharing money. When my group and i get money together; we are breaking bread together, or it could mean communing with jesus.
Breaking wind is, passing gas, also known as farting. or cutting the cheese.
2007-02-09 01:21:26 · answer #7 · answered by B.Billups 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
You break bread so that you don't waste it, if you cut bread it tends to crumble.
2007-02-09 01:19:02 · answer #8 · answered by amish_renegade 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
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2007-02-09 01:10:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2014-11-07 01:08:45 · answer #10 · answered by maximo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋