rock cake
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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I had brought with me a rock cake which I had pocketed while having tea with Grandmamma the day before.
From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl
“What are they, Hagrid?” asked Harry, trying to sound interested rather than revolted, but putting down his rock cake all the same.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
He grunted and offered him another rock cake.
From "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" by J.K. Rowling
He always said I ate far too much, and he would never allow me more than one rock cake and a cup of tea.
From The Story of Lewis Carroll Told for Young People by the Real Alice in Wonderland by Bowman, Isa
This was an invariable rule, and much as I wished for it, I was never allowed to have more than one rock cake.
From The Story of Lewis Carroll Told for Young People by the Real Alice in Wonderland by Bowman, Isa
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