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tabnab Naut. slang.|ˈtæbnæb|
[Origin obscure.]
A cake, bun, or pastry; a savoury snack.
1933M. Lowry Ultramarine v. 212 Perhaps he would be able to speak to Andy when he gave him the tabnabs. 1947― Under Volcano vi. 172 What the bosun called, with unction, ‘afternoon tea’. With tabnabs. The tabnabs were delicate and delicious little cakes made by the second cook. 1962Punch 10 Jan. 98/1 Tea and tabnabs (seafaring for cake). 1978K. Bonfiglioli All Tea in China viii. 111 These ‘tabnabs’ were little gullet-tickling confections... My favourite ‘tabnab’ was..a little fried potato-cake with a morsel of kari'd mutton inside. |