sally lunn Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a flat round slightly sweet teacake usually served hot

WordNet

Sal"ly Lunn"
Etymology
From a woman, Sally Lunn, who is said to have first made the cakes, and sold them in the streets of Bath, Eng.
Definitions
  1. A tea cake slighty sweetened, and raised with yeast, baked in the form of biscuits or in a thin loaf, and eaten hot with butter.

Webster 1913