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barnbrack Ir.|ˈbɑːnbræk|
[f. Ir. bairghean cake of bread + breac speckled.]
A cake or loaf of bread containing currants. Cf. var. barmbrack.
[1772Vallancey Ess. Antiq. Irish Lang. 22 On St. Briget's Eve every Farmer's Wife in Ireland makes a Cake called bairin-breac.] 1867P. Kennedy Banks of Boro xlii. 349 Piles of hot griddle-baked wheaten cakes.., barn⁓bracks, and other varieties of the staff of life. 1901G. B. Shaw Devil's Disciple i. 12 Two green ware plates, on one of which she puts a barnbrack. 1928Universe 3 Feb., A loaf of curious, very sweet currant bread is made and sold for All Souls Day. Even the poorest household manages to secure one of these Barn-bracks. |