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lamington

[ lam-ing-tuhn ]

noun

  1. a cube or block of sponge cake coated with chocolate and dried coconut, and sometimes having a layer of cream or jam as filling, common in Australia and New Zealand.


lamington

/ ˈlæmɪŋtən /

noun

  1. a cube of sponge cake coated in chocolate and dried coconut
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of lamington1

First recorded in 1925–30; apparently named after Lord Lamington (Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 1860–1940), governor of Queensland (1896–1901)
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Word History and Origins

Origin of lamington1

C20 (in the earlier sense: a homburg hat): named after Baron Lamington , governor of Queensland (1896–1901)
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Example Sentences

An upper series of sandstones and grits is seen for a short distance west of Lamington.

You can travel with Lamington and his troopers part of the way after you leave Chinkie's.

Like Lamington's mare, ye break brawly aff, but sune set up.

Fordham is between Durham and Morpeth—seven miles from Lamington station.

Lamington Church (Lanarkshire) has the old N. doorway still preserved.

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