ice cream

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noun
  1. a frozen food containing cream or milk and butterfat, sugar, flavoring, and sometimes eggs.

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First recorded in 1735–45

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British Dictionary definitions for ice cream

ice cream

noun
  1. a kind of sweetened frozen liquid, properly made from cream and egg yolks but often made from milk or a custard base, flavoured in various ways

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