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penny bun

penny bun noun: a small bun that sells for a penny.

penny bun: a small bun that sells for a penny
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Noun

penny bun (plural penny buns)

  1. A small bun that sells for a penny.
    • I told him of that Sunday evening in Ross when I went home to my dinner, and my mother had no dinner for me; I told him how I had one penny piece in my pocket; I told him how I went out and bought for it a penny bun, and how I stole to the back of the house and thievishly ate that penny bun without...2015, Enda Delaney, Breandán Mac Suibhne, Ireland’s Great Famine and Popular Politics, →ISBN
  2. An edible mushroom (Boletus edulis).
    • The penny bun can be found in many regions and in a variety of woodland.2013, Pelle Holmberg, Hans Marklund, The Pocket Guide to Wild Mushrooms, →ISBN

Forms of penny bun

pluralpenny buns

Origin of penny bun

* (mushroom): Because of its similar appearance to the baked goods.

Questions about penny bun

What does penny bun mean?
Penny bun means a small bun that sells for a penny.
What part of speech is penny bun?
Penny bun is a noun.
What is the plural of penny bun?
The plural of penny bun is penny buns.

Words near penny bun in the dictionary

  1. penny auctions
  2. penny bank
  3. penny banks
  4. Penny Black
  5. Penny Blacks
  6. penny bun
  7. penny buns
  8. penny candies
  9. penny candy
  10. penny chew
  11. penny chews

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