teacake

[ tee-keyk ]

/ ˈtiˌkeɪk /

noun

a small cake, cookie, tart, or the like, for serving with tea or punch.

(in England) a light, flat, sweet cake with raisins, usually buttered and served hot with tea.

Origin of teacake

An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; tea + cake

Words nearby teacake

tea biscuit, teabread, tea break, TEAC, tea caddy, teacake, teacart, teach, teachable, teachable moment, teach a lesson

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Example sentences from the Web for teacake

Us loved to hunt for turkey nests 'cause dey give us a teacake for evvy turkey egg us fetched in.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume IV, Georgia Narratives, Part 1|Work Projects Administration
When I went to tell them tea was ready, and there was a teacake, Dora was crying like anything and Alice hugging her.
The Story of the Treasure Seekers|E. Nesbit
He had always been such a boy for teacake, and then when one went out specially and got him one——!
Kipps|H. G. Wells
I laughed, and asked whether our teacake was ready, and looked out of the window.
Willing to Die|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu

British Dictionary definitions for teacake

teacake

/ (ˈtiːˌkeɪk) /

noun

British a flat cake made from a yeast dough with raisins in it, usually eaten toasted and buttered

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单词	teacake
释义	teacake [ tee-keyk ] / ˈtiˌkeɪk / noun a small cake, cookie, tart, or the like, for serving with tea or punch. (in England) a light, flat, sweet cake with raisins, usually buttered and served hot with tea. Origin of teacake An Americanism dating back to 1820–30; tea + cake Words nearby teacake tea biscuit, teabread, tea break, TEAC, tea caddy, teacake, teacart, teach, teachable, teachable moment, teach a lesson Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for teacake Us loved to hunt for turkey nests 'cause dey give us a teacake for evvy turkey egg us fetched in. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume IV, Georgia Narratives, Part 1\|Work Projects Administration When I went to tell them tea was ready, and there was a teacake, Dora was crying like anything and Alice hugging her. The Story of the Treasure Seekers\|E. Nesbit He had always been such a boy for teacake, and then when one went out specially and got him one——! Kipps\|H. G. Wells I laughed, and asked whether our teacake was ready, and looked out of the window. Willing to Die\|Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu British Dictionary definitions for teacake teacake / (ˈtiːˌkeɪk) / noun British a flat cake made from a yeast dough with raisins in it, usually eaten toasted and buttered Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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