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1. (n.) pumpernickel
a coarse, dark, slightly sour bread made of unbolted rye.
Etymology: (1750–60; < G pumper(n) to break wind +Nickel hypocoristic form of Nikolaus Nicholas (cf. nickel ); presumably applied to the bread from its effect on the digestive system)
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1. (noun) black bread, pumpernickel
bread made of coarse rye flour
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1. (noun) pumpernickel
a sort of bread, made of unbolted rye, which forms the chief food of the Westphalian peasants. It is acid but nourishing
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