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election cake
noun
, New England Cooking.
- a spicy fruitcake baked in loaves: formerly served on town meeting days after the voting.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of election cake1
An Americanism dating back to 1795–1805
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Example Sentences
Nor did I like the hereditary election-cake of my ancient State and city.
From Project Gutenberg
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