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huffkin local.|ˈhʌfkɪn|
Also uffkin.
[Origin unknown.]
A kind of tea-cake made chiefly in Kent.
1790in Eng. Dial. Dict. 1869N. & Q. 4th Ser. IV. 76/1 Most people know what muffins and crumpets are, but in East Kent the former..are known as uffkins. 1887Parish & Shaw Dict. Kentish Dial., Huffkin, hufkin, a kind of bun or light cake, which is cut open, buttered, and so eaten. 1928Daily Express 14 Mar. 5/4 Our merry teas after net-ball, cricket, or football, without huffkins would be very ‘dry’. 1952F. White Good Eng. Food v. iv. 199 This quantity makes 10 huffkins weighing 2½ oz. each. |