deadcakes
deadcakes is the plural of deadcake.
Meaning of deadcake
Noun
deadcake (plural deadcakes)
- A small cake or cookie served at a funeral in Dutch-settled colonial New York, often inscribed with the initials of the deceased.
- The cakes were of an especial kind and were called "deadcakes." In the case of a funeral in the family of the rich, or of those high-up in the official life of the Colony, large sums were spent on the wine and it was not unusual for a supply of it to be put in the cellar long before the first death...1905, George S. Roberts, Old Schenectady, page 45
Questions about deadcakes
- What is deadcakes the plural of?
- Deadcakes is the plural of deadcake.
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