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shortbread

noun short·bread \ˈshrt-ˌbred\

: a thick cookie made of flour, sugar, and a lot of butter or other shortening

Full Definition of SHORTBREAD

:  a thick cookie made of flour, sugar, and a large amount of shortening
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First Known Use of SHORTBREAD

1801

Rhymes with SHORTBREAD

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