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Sally Lunn en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˌsali ˈlʌn/ (UK)

Etymology

Probably from the name of a 17th-century English baker.

Meanings

1. A type of teacake or sweetened bun, leavened with yeast.
   • I had the misfortune to lose a beloved brother in the prime of life, who dropt down dead as he was playing on the fiddle at Sir Robert Throgmorten's, after drinking a large quantity of Bath Waters, and eating a hearty breakfast of spungy hot rolls, or Sally Luns. 1780, Philip Thicknesse, The Valetudinarian's Bath Guide:
   • A slice of Sally Lunn, still warm from its swaddling of serviette, is more to her liking. 2002, Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White, Canongate Books (2010), page 131:
2. (New-Zealand) A Boston bun.

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