morning roll en · NOUN
Etymology
So called because baked freshly each morning. Compare morning goods.
Meanings
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(Scotland) A type of white bread roll popular as part of breakfast.
I can't go out to buy morning rolls, those delicious regional specialities, without somebody who remembers the old lady grappling with me on the pavement and stressing the resemblance.
1976, Angela Carter, “My Father's House”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 23:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| morning rolls | Number=Plur | lexicographic |