SINCE 1828

sugarloaf

noun sug·ar·loaf \ ˈshu̇-gər-ˌlōf \

Updated on: 28 Feb 2018

Definition of sugarloaf

1 : refined sugar molded into a cone

2 : a hill or mountain shaped like a sugarloaf

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sugar-loaf

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15th century

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