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sugarloaf

sugarloaf is the alternative spelling of sugar-loaf.

Meaning of sugar-loaf

Noun

sugar-loaf (plural sugar-loaves)

  1. (historical) A block of refined sugar, usually in the form of a truncated cone, in which form it was traditionally exported from the Caribbean and Brazil from the 17th century to the 19th century.
  2. (obsolete) A hat shaped like a sugar-loaf.
    • why, do not I know you, grannam? and that sugar-loaf?1607, Thomas Dekker, John Webster, Westward Ho

Proper noun capitalized: Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf

  1. A locality in the Shire of Colac Otway, south western Victoria, Australia

Forms of sugarloaf

pluralsugarloaves

Words formed from sugarloaf

Phrases with sugarloaf

Questions about sugarloaf

What does sugarloaf mean?
Sugarloaf means a locality in the Shire of Colac Otway, south western Victoria, Australia.
What is sugarloaf the alternative spelling of?
Sugarloaf is the alternative spelling of sugar-loaf.
What part of speech is sugarloaf?
Sugarloaf is a proper noun.

Words near sugarloaf in the dictionary

  1. sugarings
  2. sugarish
  3. sugarless
  4. sugarlessness
  5. sugarlike
  6. sugarloaf
  7. sugarloaf cabbage
  8. Sugarloaf Creek
  9. Sugarloaf Island
  10. Sugarloaf Mountain
  11. Sugarloaf Mountain Park

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