plumcake

Definitions

A cake made either with dried fruit (such as grapes, currants, raisins or prunes) or with fresh fruit.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Ellen's mamma was going out to pay⟳ a visit⟳, but she left the children a large piece of rich plumcake to divide⟳ between them, that they might play⟳ at making feasts.”

“She decided to buy⟳ some plumcake but Downes's plumcake had not enough almond icing on top of it so she went over to a shop⟳ in Henry Street.”

“He was barely 100 m up and directly below him a merchant was displaying some lovely fresh plumcakes. The display was naturally not improved by the sand.”

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