hevva cake

A form of heavy cake — A cake of Cornish origin, made with flour, lard, butter, milk, sugar, and raisins.

OriginCornish hevva →
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Meanings

nounhevva cake (plural hevva cakes)

plural hevva cakes

  1. CornwallalternativeAlternative form of heavy cake.

Origin

  1. Cornishhevva
  2. Englishhevva cake

From Cornish hevva, as the cakes were said to be ready by the time fishermen got home.

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