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Crumpet vs Scone - What's the difference?

crumpet | scone |

As nouns the difference between crumpet and scone

is that crumpet is a type of savoury cake, typically flat and round, made from batter and yeast, containing many small holes and served toasted, usually with butter while scone is a small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.

As a verb scone is

to hit, especially on the head.

As a proper noun Scone is

a village north of Perth in Scotland; the coronation site of Scottish kings until 1651.

crumpet

English

Noun

(wikipedia crumpet) (en noun)
  • A type of savoury cake, typically flat and round, made from batter and yeast, containing many small holes and served toasted, usually with butter.
  • (British, slang, uncountable) A person (or, collectively, persons) considered sexually desirable.
    • (Joan Bakewell) was famously described as "the thinking man's crumpet".
    John and his mates have gone out to find themselves some crumpet.

    Derived terms

    * thinking man's crumpet

    Related terms

    * crumple, crumpled

    See also

    * pikelet * strumpet * tart

    References

    * * Where To Buy English Crumpets In America

    scone

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia scone) (en noun)
  • A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle
  • (Utah) frybread served with honey butter spread on the cooked bread

    • Verb

  • To hit, especially on the head.

    • Anagrams

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