Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bowlas

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: bowlas
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Round tarts of sugar, apple and bread, sold in the streets.

Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"Among the regular articles of this street-sale are "Coventrys," or three-cornered puffs with jam inside; raspberry biscuits; cinnamon biscuits; "chonkeys," or a kind of mince-meat baked in crust; Dutch butter-cakes; Jews' butter-cakes; "bowlas," or round tarts made of sugar, apple, and bread; "jumbles," or thin crisp cakes made of treacle, butter, and flour; and james, or open tarts with a little preserve in the centre."

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Questions

What does bowlas mean?: Round tarts of sugar, apple and bread, sold in the streets.

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