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Meaning of Sally Lunn | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
/ˌsali ˈlʌn/

Definitions

A type of teacake or sweetened bun, leavened with yeast.

Examples

“I had the misfortune to lose a beloved brother in the prime of life, who dropt down dead as he was playing on the fiddle at Sir Robert Throgmorten's, after drinking a large quantity of Bath Waters, and eating a hearty breakfast of spungy hot rolls, or Sally Luns.”
“A slice of Sally Lunn, still warm from its swaddling of serviette, is more to her liking.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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