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

He trained me just once too often, but that was in London, in a shop near Oxford Circus, and it was a Bath bun that made me restless.

From Fragments of an Autobiography by Moscheles, Felix

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)

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 Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)

“Thanks, no,” said the baronet, changing his position, giving his hat a turn, and flourishing out the Bath bun, which fell upon the carpet before him.

From Lady Maude's Mania by Fenn, George Manville

"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