huffkinn.
/ˈhʌfkɪn/ local.
A kind of teacake made chiefly in Kent.
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1790 in Eng. Dial. Dict.
1869 Notes & Queries 4th Ser. 4 76/1 Most people know what muffins and crumpets are, but in East Kent the former..are known as uffkins.
1887 W. D. Parish & W. F. Shaw Dict. Kentish Dial. Huffkin, hufkin, a kind of bun or light cake, which is cut open, buttered, and so eaten.
1928 Daily Express 14 Mar. 5/4 Our merry teas after net-ball, cricket, or football, without huffkins would be very ‘dry’.
1952 F. White Good Eng. Food v. iv. 199 This quantity makes 10 huffkins weighing 2½ oz. each.
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