oatcake

[ oht-keyk ]

/ ˈoʊtˌkeɪk /

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noun

a cake, usually thin and brittle, made of oatmeal.

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Origin of oatcake

First recorded in 1590–1600; oat + cake

Words nearby oatcake

oasis, oast, oast-house, Oastler, oat, oatcake, -oate, oaten, oater, Oates, oat grass

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How to use oatcake in a sentence

Then he ate ravenously of the cold wild-fowl and oatcake which George had provided.
The Half-Hearted|John Buchan
There was enough in that great sea cauldron for two more such meals as this, and the oatcake barrel was full.
A Sea Queen's Sailing|Charles Whistler
This was followed by the handing round of oatcake, cheese, and whisky, and afterwards shortbread and more whisky.
Bygone Church Life in Scotland|Various
They eat but one meal, and that late at night, oatcake and butter being their usual food.
Irish History and the Irish Question|Goldwin Smith

As we passed an open door, the pleasant smell of oatcake baking came suddenly upon me.
Home-Life of the Lancashire Factory Folk during the Cotton Famine|Edwin Waugh

British Dictionary definitions for oatcake

oatcake

/ (ˈəʊtˌkeɪk) /

noun

a brittle unleavened oatmeal biscuit

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