oil cake

American  

noun

1. a cake or mass of linseed, cottonseed, soybean, or the like, from which the oil has been extracted or expressed, used as food for livestock.

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oil cake British  

noun

1. stock feed consisting of compressed cubes made from the residue of the crushed seeds of oil-bearing crops such as linseed

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Etymology

Origin of oil cake

First recorded in 1735–45

Example Sentences

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oil cake

I follow Melissa Clark’s chocolate olive oil cake recipe, which has always produced a moist cake that’s slightly floral in flavor, courtesy of warm Earl Grey tea that’s whisked into the batter.

From Salon ● May 10, 2026

The cake has six layers of tender ricotta olive oil cake, each soaked with grapefruit juice and given a smear of grapefruit curd and mascarpone cream.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2022

Dishes like venison chile Colorado and tender walnut oil cake sweetened with candy cap mushrooms reveal a style that’s rooted in the past, but points toward the future.

From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2022

What’s in the basket: Items like focaccia bread and olive oil cake from chef Amy Brandwein’s wood-fired oven at Piccolina lend themselves to a picnic, but the cafe also offers a ready-made meal for two.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2020

The nitrogen element in cotton-seed is greater than that of any of the grains; it is richer in nitrogenous matter than peas or beans; richer than gluten, meat or oil cake.

From Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro by Culp, Daniel Wallace