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noun
Refined sugar formed into a conical loaf (a sugar-loaf) in a mould. It was a common type of sugar until the 19th century.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sugar
noun
a large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: sugarloaf, sugar loaf
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: loaf, sugar, refined sugar
History
From Middle English lofe sugre, lofe zuger.
