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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.


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

"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

Etymology

Origin of oil cake

First recorded in 1735–45

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This olive oil pound cake works for dessert and breakfast, which means a world exists where you could eat only olive oil cake for twelve hours.

From Salon Feb. 5, 2023

I think just about everything Charlie Dunmire and her staff at Georgetown cake shop Deep Sea Sugar & Salt does is magic, but I especially loved the grapefruit olive oil cake from last February.

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

In spring, from half a pound to a pound of oil cake is given daily to each of them, along with turnips.

From A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. by Blacklock, Ambrose

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