slack-baked

[ slak-beykt ]

/ ˈslækˈbeɪkt /

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adjective

improperly baked.

imperfectly made.

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Origin of slack-baked

First recorded in 1815–25

Words nearby slack-baked

slab plastering, slab-sided, slab top, slab track, slack, slack-baked, slacken, slacker, slack-jawed, slack-key, slack off

How to use slack-baked in a sentence

The pound of bread was not much larger: it was made of barley, slack-baked, and very dark, though sweet.
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, June 1844|Various
Throw it down to me, you nasty slack-baked, smock-frocked son of a speckled toad!'
Oswald Bastable and Others|Edith Nesbit
In this latter case they seem to have been uniformly slack-baked; they are light for their size, and are of a pale-red color.
The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 2. (of 7): Assyria|George Rawlinson