"dog bread" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} dog bread (uncountable)
  1. (US) A variant of cornbread, sometimes made into patties and fried. Tags: US, uncountable
    Sense id: en-dog_bread-en-noun-Ja~frsrh Categories (other): American English, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 48 52
  2. (dated) A bread made for dogs to consume; a dog biscuit. Tags: dated, uncountable Categories (topical): Animal foods, Foods Synonyms: dog-bread, dogbread
    Sense id: en-dog_bread-en-noun-bRMrt0Tb Disambiguation of Animal foods: 15 85 Disambiguation of Foods: 29 71 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 48 52

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