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Definition of Battercake
1. Noun. A flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle.
Generic synonyms: Cake
Specialized synonyms: Buckwheat Cake, Buttermilk Pancake, Blini, Bliny, Blintz, Blintze, Crape, Crepe, French Pancake, German Pancake, Pfannkuchen, Latke, Potato Pancake, Tortilla
Definition of Battercake
1. Noun. A flat type of cake similar to a pancake. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Battercake
Literary usage of Battercake
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Notes on the Development of a Child by Milicent Washburn Shinn (1893)
"... codfish in the 3oth ; battercake some time before the 34th, and apparently
also biscuit (American sense, of course,— light roll); summer squash, ..."
2. A Circuit Rider's Widow by Corra Harris (1916)
"I never saw anything look so flat unless it was a dead battercake on a cold griddle.
I doubt if there is a married woman in the world who does not know that ..."
3. Kentucky Receipt Book by Mary Harris Frazer (1903)
"cook; when done begin to fold it from the end with a battercake turner. If desired
pour on a gill of rum, and set on fire when ready to serve. ..."
4. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico V. 2/4 by Frederick Webb Hodge (2003)
"A Pennsylvania name for a sort of battercake. Indian file.—Single file; the order
in which Indians march. Indian fort.—A name given to aboriginal earthworks ..."
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