First recorded in 1795–1805
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Brioche.—A sort of light cake, rather like Bath bun, but not sweet, having as much salt as sugar in it.
From The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII, No. 355, October 16, 1886 by Peters, Charles
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 Goble, Warwick
It was evident, however, that she was a little lady, though she wore a badly made frock, and her hat sat like a hard, extraneous Bath bun on the top of her neat head.
From The Port of Adventure by Williamson, A. M. (Alice Muriel)
By four o'clock there was I sitting outside that confectioner's, wearing enough pennies to buy the shop out, and yet not a Bath bun to the good!
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 4, 1914 by Various
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
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