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oatcake

noun
oat·​cake | \ ˈōt-ˌkāk How to pronounce oatcake (audio) \

Definition of oatcake

: a thin flat oatmeal cake

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 The weather was bad, the gadflies were annoying and the food consisted almost entirely of oatcakes and eggs. — Anna Russell, WSJ, "A Keats-Inspired Tour of Scotland, From Pubs to Peaks," 13 July 2017

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First Known Use of oatcake

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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