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  Bath bun

  noun

  a round, sweet bun, usually containing raisins, citron, etc.
• bath bun
  bath bun

  noun

  a sweet bun containing spices and dried fruit

Bath bun

American  

noun

1. a round, sweet bun, usually containing raisins, citron, etc.

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bath bun British  

noun

1. a sweet bun containing spices and dried fruit

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Etymology

Origin of Bath bun

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

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One day she fancied a Bath bun; sent the new maid to the pastry-cook's.

From A Simpleton by Charles Reade

The sausage roll, like the cup of chocolate, was soon followed by another; and a big Bath bun completed a debauch of which Dr. Bompas would undoubtedly have disapproved.

From The Camera Fiend by E. W. (Ernest William) Hornung

Having refreshed my mind with a hurried inspection of this delightful, albeit, somewhat miscellaneous gathering, and my body with a twopenny Bath bun, I gracefully retired, greatly pleased with the afternoon's entertainment.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, December 3, 1887 by Various

"Well, sir, a Bath bun and a glass of milk," Bertie replied, looking vainly round the enormous table in search of his favourite dainty.

From Little Folks (November 1884) A Magazine for the Young by Various

A Bath bun was accordingly bought, carried home, and put carefully away in the doll’s house.

From The Kitchen Cat, and other Tales by Warwick Goble

The last he found unmarketable; the pipe, I think, he made merchandise of, but somehow his provender for the day’s journey consisted in one bath bun, which he could not finish.

From Adventures Among Books by Andrew Lang

“No; he means a bath bun and a glass of milk,” laughed Marjorie, smiling up at the lady’s face.

From Dick, Marjorie and Fidge A Search for the Wonderful Dodo by G. E. (George Edward) Farrow

And there, struggling in the grip of a constable, who had laid strong hands upon him, stood Dollops with a kit-bag in one hand and a half-devoured bath bun in the other.

From Cleek, the Master Detective by Thomas W. Hanshew

I cannot even cheer myself with an ancient bath bun, a glass of cloudy beer, or two penny-worth of acidulated drops.

From Humorous Readings and Recitations In prose and verse by Various