Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

queen-cake

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.36 in modern English

Syllables: queen--cake
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of queen cake.

Example Sentences

"Hal, who was waſteful even in his good-nature, threw a whole queen-cake to the dog, who ſwallowed it for a ſingle mouthful. […] [H]e ate and ate, as he walked along, till at laſt he ſtopped, and ſaid, "This bun taſtes ſo bad after the queen-cakes, I can't bear it!""
"I'm quite ready when I'm done eating this one queen-cake more."
""I'm sure my brains work better when they're lubricated with tea," declared Bess Harrison, tilting back her chair at a comfortable though rather dangerous angle, and accepting the queen-cake which Lottie Lowman offered her."

Inflected Forms

queen-cakes (plural)

Questions

What does queen-cake mean?: Alternative form of queen cake.

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