oatcake
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of oatcake
Example Sentences
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The captain of the Titanic was from Stoke-on-Trent, a city of six towns where the local delicacy is the oatcake.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2019
I don’t like the taste of salmon myself, so the absence of fishy essence makes this perfectly palatable, and even tasty, smeared on an oatcake – but I’m perhaps not best placed to judge.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 20, 2019
It certainly looks persuasive on the oatcake, densely packed and promisingly flecked – but though Rachel finds the texture “amazing”, it’s not quite blue enough for her liking.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 20, 2019
The Staffordshire oatcake is a prime example - not only has it crossed county lines, homesick expats made headlines when they started cooking them up in the United States.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2018
I reached in the pocket under my apron and took out the oatcake.
From "Chains" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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