单词 | black bun |
释义 | > as lemmasblack bun black bun n. a rich fruit cake in a pastry case, eaten esp. in Scotland at New Year; cf. hogmanay cake at hogmanay n. Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > dishes and prepared food > cake > [noun] > a cake > cake for specific occasion > Hogmanay hogmanay cake1681 singing cake1894 black bun1898 1898 J. L. Waugh ‘Mumper’ 104 I'se warrant ye hae nae black bun or currant loaf to first-fit wi'. 1958 Spectator 30 May 698/2 We could have done with something more like a haggis and less like a black bun. 1992 I. Rankin Good Hanging 190 New Year was the time for celebration, for first-footing, black bun, madeira cake, coal wrapped in silver foil. < as lemmas |
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