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noun New England Cooking.
a spicy fruitcake baked in loaves: formerly served on town meeting days after the voting.
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Origin of election cake
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
Words nearby election cake
elecampane, elect, electable, elected, election, election cake, Election Day, election district, electioneer, elective, elective mutism
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How to use election cake in a sentence
Nor did I like the hereditary election-cake of my ancient State and city.