rock cake
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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I had brought with me a rock cake which I had pocketed while having tea with Grandmamma the day before.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
“What are they, Hagrid?” asked Harry, trying to sound interested rather than revolted, but putting down his rock cake all the same.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
He grunted and offered him another rock cake.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
He always said I ate far too much, and he would never allow me more than one rock cake and a cup of tea.
From The Story of Lewis Carroll Told for Young People by the Real Alice in Wonderland by Bowman, Isa
This special walk always ended in the coastguard’s house, where they partook of tea and rock cake, and here most of his prettiest stories were told.
From Lewis Carroll in Wonderland and at Home The Story of His Life by Moses, Belle
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