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单词 Pontefract cake
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Definition of Pontefract cake in English:

Pontefract cake

nounˈpɒntɪfrakt
British
  • A flat round liquorice sweet.

    〈英〉甘草糖饼

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The monks met a confectioner who started to produce the Pontefract cakes as sweets, which are still sold today.
    • Liquorice was cultivated by the monks at Pontefract in Yorkshire in the 16th Century and used in Pontefract cakes.
    • Not only were there glossy, pornographic pictures of Pontefract cakes and midget gems, there was also an online shop!
    • Monkhill Confectionery in Pontefract, which produces the town's famous Pontefract cakes, employs around 500 staff.
    • Another traditional British liquorice confection goes by the name of Pontefract cakes, or Yorkshire pennies, little shiny black liquorice sweets, about 2 cm in diameter, stamped with an impression of a castle and an owl.

Origin

Mid 19th century: named after Pontefract (earlier Pomfret), a town in northern England where the sweets were first made.

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