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/ˈfɪʃˌkeɪk/
Noun
A mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato or another starch, and seasoning, made into a patty and shallow fried.
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There were rumours, new rumours every morning, delightful and outrageous rumours, so that the lumps in the porridge were swallowed without comment and the fish-cakes were eaten without contumely.
Appetizers came, but after a few minutes of lifting forkfuls of air, some couples went feral, snatching fistfuls of fishcake and pawing at the mesclun.