"Shrewsbury cake" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Shrewsbury cakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Shrewsbury cake (plural Shrewsbury cakes)
  1. A type of flat, crisp biscuit traditionally made in Shrewsbury. Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries

Inflected forms

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