Pontefract-cake definition
A small, disc-shaped sweet with an impressed castle, made from locally grown liquorice.
noun
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Alternative Forms
Alternative Form of pontefract-cake -
pomfret cake
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
pontefract-cake
Plural:
pontefract-cakesOrigin of pontefract-cake
- From the Yorkshire town of the same name, Eccles, where production of the sweets were can be traced back to the 1500s.
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