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shortcake
CIDE DICTIONARY
shortcake, n.
An unsweetened breakfast cake shortened with butter or lard, rolled thin, and baked. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
shortcake, n.
1 = SHORTBREAD.
2 a cake made of short pastry and filled with fruit and cream.
1 = SHORTBREAD.
2 a cake made of short pastry and filled with fruit and cream.
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