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shortcake definition

short·cake (-kāk′)

noun

    1. a crisp, light biscuit traditionally served with fruit, whipped cream, etc. as a dessert
    2. any sweet cake, as spongecake, served thus as a dessert
  2. such a dessert strawberry shortcake

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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