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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(historical) A block of refined sugar, usually in the form of a truncated cone, in which form it was traditionally exported from the Caribbean and Brazil from the 17th century to the 19th century..
why, do not I know you, grannam? and that sugar-loaf?
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Sugar-loaf means (historical) A block of refined sugar, usually in the form of a truncated cone, in which form it was traditionally exported from the Caribbean and Brazil from the 17th century to the 19th century..
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why, do not I know you, grannam? and that sugar-loaf?
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