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bun n Cp OED ~ sb2 1 'in north of Ireland ... round loaf of
ordinary bread'; ADD 'loaf of soft bread' Nfld for sense 1.
1 A loaf of soft bread; one of the sections of a loaf of
home-made bread; LOAF.
[1918-19] GORDON 41 The gang arrived at
daylight, bringing some welcome buns of bread with them. 1924 ENGLAND 220 'Gi's nudder
bun o' bread, yar, b'y,' one day a master watch called out at tea. C 66-12 Bread was
home-baked and each loaf was divided into several buns. When a person went to borrow
bread he always asked for a 'bun o' loaf.' 1979 TIZZARD 278 The bread was now carried in
a bun and the butter in a bottle so the bread was cut and buttered out in punt.
2 Phr like the bun: simple-minded (C 75-46).
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