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  • noun A cake made with honey, especially as a Rosh Hashanah tradition.

Etymologies

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honey +ā€Ž cake

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Examples

  • Fur Poussin Boi i has non owie clip on ear cuffs made ov green brown an red ambur an fur honeycake rabbit i has a small jacket made intirelee of pearls in gray pink black and cream sewn together wiff silk thred.

    Koala Kitteh - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009

  • August 14, 2009 at 12:14 am green tomatoes, fried honeycake iyscream jā€¦

    Tippy never - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009

  • We feasted on chicken, matzo ball soup, honeycake, and challah, in preparation for the big fast today, though no one actually fasts, since mr. delagar can't he's diabetic and the kid is still only 10, and I am a stone atheist.

    Archive 2008-10-01 delagar 2008

  • We feasted on chicken, matzo ball soup, honeycake, and challah, in preparation for the big fast today, though no one actually fasts, since mr. delagar can't he's diabetic and the kid is still only 10, and I am a stone atheist.

    Yom Kippur delagar 2008

  • I also lost my honeycake recipe it was with separated eggs and chocolate chips.

    majestic and moist honey cake | smitten kitchen 2008

  • Miryam nudges the boy, who stands with his chest pressed against a honeycake cart.

    Evan Eisenberg: Mary Christ (Part 3) 2008

  • My grandmother sometimes added some mustard and a slice of gingerbread (spiced honeycake?) in chunks for a more rounded flavour and at the same time it helps to bind and thus thicken the gravy.

    Carbonnade: Beef, Brown Beer, and Onions Lindy 2006

  • Humans were inattentive witnesses anyway, and no one really cared about a middle-aged, slightly paunchy man quietly eating honeycake and drinking tea.

    Command Decision Moon, Elizabeth 2007

  • He closed the connection and took a bite of honeycake.

    Command Decision Moon, Elizabeth 2007

  • Rafe finished his honeycake and sipped tea while he waited.

    Command Decision Moon, Elizabeth 2007

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