What does shrewsbury cake mean?

shrewsbury cake

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

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"Why Brother Willfull of Salop, you may be as ſhort as a Shrewſbury''' Cake, if you pleaſe."
"I bought some Shrewsbury cakes at Mr. Paul's in — Street, Covent Garden, eating some of which supported me somewhat."
"I received from the mayor an oaken box with a silver top and filled with the famous Shrewsbury cakes."

Shrewsbury cakes (plural)

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