Words & TermsFood and drink
tank loaf
Also: pipe loaf
A loaf of bread baked in an enclosed rounded or corrugated tin, producing a cylindrical or tank-like shape.
In a sentence
The bakery offered tank loaf, square loaf and high-top.
Where it came from
A descriptive compound referring to the loaf's enclosed-tin, cylindrical or tank-like form. The exact coining is unknown. A 1987 Australian advertisement records tank loaf; later Australian food writing explains it as bread baked in an enclosed rounded or corrugated tin.
- Initial era
- 1950–1999
- Where used
- Australia-wide
- Use today
- Dated or regionally remembered