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Griddlecake

Griddlecake \Grid"dle*cake`\, n. A cake baked or fried on a griddle, esp. a thin batter cake, as of buckwheat or common flour.

Wiktionary
griddlecake

n. Any of various forms of small pancake made from a spoonful of batter cooked on a griddle

WordNet
griddlecake
  1. n. a scone made by dropping a spoonful of batter on a griddle [syn: drop scone, Scotch pancake]

  2. a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle [syn: pancake, battercake, flannel cake, flannel-cake, flapcake, flapjack, hotcake, hot cake]

Usage examples of "griddlecake".

Her griddlecakes done to a goldenbrown hue and queen Ann's pudding of delightful creaminess had won golden opinions from all because she had a lucky hand also for lighting a fire, dredge in the fine selfraising flour and always stir in the same direction, then cream the milk and sugar and whisk well the white of eggs though she didn't like the eating part when there were any people that made her shy and often she wondered why you couldn't eat something poetical like violets or roses and they would have a beautifully appointed drawingroom with pictures and engravings and the photograph of grandpapa Giltrap's lovely dog Garryowen that almost talked it was so human and chintz covers for the chairs and that silver toastrack in Clery's summer jumble sales like they have in rich houses.

Everywhere there was bread: barmcakes, soda rolls, sweet breads, bloomers, griddlecakes, and loaves.