"ring-cake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ring-cakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} ring-cake (plural ring-cakes)
  1. (US) A cake having a ring baked inside it, with slices sold as a form of lottery. Once a common feature of church fairs. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-ring-cake-en-noun-VrdpK0D9 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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