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单词 black bun
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Definition of black bun in English:

black bun

noun
mass noun
  • Rich fruit cake in a pastry case, traditionally eaten in Scotland at New Year.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Lumps of black bun - edible anthracite - were washed down with schooners of whisky.
    • I feel sure the one possible oversight will be rectified in the next print-run, and her many fans will read about Hogmanay's black bun and New Year's Day steak pie.
    • Unless it is a dram with shortie or black bun at Hogmanay, we Scots are not generally experts at drinking our national drink with fine food.
    • Early versions of the rich fruit cake, such as Scottish black bun dating from the late Middle Ages, were luxuries for special occasions.
    • Breakfast this morning was a wonderful thing called a black bun and coffee.
 
 
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