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Bath Oliver

British

noun

a kind of unsweetened biscuit

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Etymology

Origin of Bath Oliver

C19: named after William Oliver (1695–1764), a physician at Bath

Example Sentences

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A bottle of bovril embedded itself quietly there without damage, and a tin of Bath Oliver biscuits beat a fierce tattoo on one of corned beef.

From Miss Mapp by Benson, E. F. (Edward Frederic)

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