Sugarloaf (Noun)
Meaning
A large conical loaf of concentrated refined sugar.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- The merchant sold large sugarloafs that had to be pounded into smaller pieces to be used in cooking.
- She was instructed to cut off a small portion from the sugarloaf to make the recipe.
- In the 19th century, sugarloafs were a common sight in most grocery stores.
- To make the medicine more palatable, the doctor added a small amount of syrup to the crushed sugarloaf.
- Before sugar became widely available in its granulated form, households kept a large sugarloaf in a special container.