oatcake

[ oht-keyk ]

noun
  1. a cake, usually thin and brittle, made of oatmeal.

Origin of oatcake

1
First recorded in 1590–1600; oat + cake

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How to use oatcake in a sentence

  • General Pelham Burn retaliated by sending the Vladicaucasians half a dozen haggises, a case of whisky, and a tin of oatcakes.

  • The fire burnt between them, and on the fire was a griddle, whereon Margaret had just deposited some oatcakes for tea.

    The History of David Grieve | Mrs. Humphry Ward
  • Southey, Johnson and Boswell have all remarked the fine savor of such cheese with oatcakes.

    The Complete Book of Cheese | Robert Carlton Brown
  • This was brought, and Ned handed back two more of the oatcakes in exchange.

    Lancashire Humour | Thomas Newbigging
  • With us in Scotland it was good oatcakes and home-brew––and the air.

    The Eye of Dread | Payne Erskine

British Dictionary definitions for oatcake

oatcake

/ (ˈəʊtˌkeɪk) /


noun
  1. a brittle unleavened oatmeal biscuit

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