Definition of OATCAKE

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Recent Examples on the Web Admirers regard the show with a kind of doting pride—for its underdog status and its humor, which is dry and subtle and, like oatcakes or Pimm’s, seems peculiarly British. — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, "How “Gogglebox” Became a Chronicle of Brexit Fatigue," 20 Nov. 2019 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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