rock cake

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noun

a small cake containing dried fruit and spice, with a rough surface supposed to resemble a rock

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Words nearby rock cake

rock boot, rock borer, rock bottom, rock-bound, rock brake, rock cake, rock candy, rock chopper, rock climb, rock climbing, rock cod

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How to use rock cake in a sentence

This was an invariable rule, and much as I wished for it, I was never allowed to have more than one rock cake.
The Story of Lewis Carroll|Isa Bowman
He always said I ate far too much, and he would never allow me more than one rock cake and a cup of tea.
The Story of Lewis Carroll|Isa Bowman
And when the last rock-cake had been consumed, declared she had to be going: Ive got piles of arith., and a four-page comp.
Twos and Threes|G. B. Stern