sugarloaf
[ shoog-er-lohf ]
/ ˈʃʊg ərˌloʊf /
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noun, plural sug·ar·loaves [shoog-er-lohvz]. /ˈʃʊg ərˌloʊvz/.
a large, usually conical loaf or mass of hard refined sugar: the common form of household sugar until the mid-19th century.
anything resembling this in shape.
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Origin of sugarloaf
late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425
Other definitions for sugarloaf (2 of 2)
sugar-loaf
or sug·ar-loafed
[ shoog-er-lohf ]
/ ˈʃʊg ərˌloʊf /
adjective
resembling a sugar-loaf.
Origin of sugar-loaf
First recorded in 1600–10
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British Dictionary definitions for sugarloaf
sugar loaf
noun
a large conical mass of hard refined sugarSee also loaf sugar
something resembling this in shape
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