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

She’s a huge fan of chocolate, coffee and cardamom, so I’ll be baking her a decadent chocolate olive oil cake paired with a spiced whipped cream that calls for more cocoa powder.

From Salon ● May 10, 2026

It has six gorgeous layers of grapefruit juice-soaked ricotta olive oil cake, tart grapefruit curd and sweet mascarpone cream separating each layer.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 16, 2022

They celebrated with champagne, 15 small pizza pies, Korean fried chicken, an orange olive oil cake and a chocolate one with ganache filling.

From New York Times ● Mar. 12, 2021

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

They do not like the oil cake, but for the moment seem to take to some fodder left here.

From Scott's Last Expedition Volume I by Scott, Robert Falcon