411 REFERENCE · Wiktionary
Bath bun
Reference material by Wiktionary contributors. This retains its source identity and is not 411 news reporting.
English
thumb|right|Bath bun with a cup of tea
Alternative forms
en bath bun
Etymology
From the English city of Bath, Somerset Bath, where it originated.
Noun
A small, round baked good, having a bread-like consistency, topped with sugar or icing and sometimes small pieces of dried or candied fruit.
en 1915 W. Somerset Maugham Of Human Bondage 103 [H]e felt hungry, so he bought a bath bun and ate it while he strolled along.
Proper noun
1
en Q525 en UK rhyming slang The Sun.
en Currant Bun<id:Q525> currant bun#Proper noun
en 1968 The British Journal of Photography 115 3 the old Bath Bun was simmering as he wrote it.
en 2015 Sid Finch The Little Book of Cockney Rhyming Slang 'Nice that the Bath bun's out today.'
References
sun
Further reading
en terms derived from toponyms
en Cakes and pastries