"tharcake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tharcakes [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English þerf cake; equivalent to tharf (“unleavened”) + cake. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|þerf cake}} Middle English þerf cake, {{compound|en|tharf|cake|t1=unleavened}} tharf (“unleavened”) + cake Head templates: {{en-noun}} tharcake (plural tharcakes)
  1. (UK dialectal) A cake made from meal, treacle, and butter, eaten on the night of the fifth of November. Tags: UK, dialectal Categories (topical): Foods Synonyms: tharf-cake, thardcake
    Sense id: en-tharcake-en-noun-NbeQOhDq Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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