单词 | biscake |
释义 | biscaken. British regional in later use (now chiefly Irish English (northern)). = biscuit n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > biscuit > [noun] biscuit?a1400 biscuit bread1440 bake1523 biscake1650 cookie1701 bicky1834 sandwich biscuit1901 sandwich cookie1905 1650 Perfect Diurnall No. 33. 390 If the ships with Biscake and Cheese meet us not about Dunbarn, we shall be put to extraordinary streights. 1748 S. Richardson Clarissa V. i. 3 After she had drank two dishes, and put a Biscake in her pocket..she laid down half-a-crown. ?1750 E. Lambert Art of Confectionary (title page) How to make all Sorts of Biscakes, Marspins, Sugar-Works, and Candies. 1882 County Gentleman 29 July 770/3 Here is a funeral bill, which will give an accurate idea of the kind of expense incurred by the Irish in funerals:—6 gallons best spirits..4 stone sweet biscakes. 1998 T. P. Dolan Dict. Hiberno-Eng. 27/1 Do you have any more of those biscakes left?—the children love them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1650 |
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