Bath bun
noun
a round, sweet bun, usually containing raisins, citron, etc.
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Origin of Bath bun
First recorded in 1795–1805
Words nearby Bath bun
batfowl, bat girl, bath, Bath and North East Somerset, Bat Hayil, Bath bun, Bath chair, Bath chap, bath cube, bathe, bather
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Example sentences from the Web for Bath bun
Nina jumped up and shook the bath-bun crumbs off her green muslin pinafore.
Man and Maid|E. (Edith) Nesbit
British Dictionary definitions for Bath bun
bath bun
noun
British a sweet bun containing spices and dried fruit
Word Origin for bath bun
C19: from Bath, where it was originally made
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