sheath cake

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sheath cake

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Alteration of sheet cake, possibly because in some Southern accents sheet sounds like shit. First attested in the mid or late twentieth century.

noun sheath cakes

Southern US, alternative Alternative form of sheet cake

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"sheath cake." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sheath%20cake. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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sheath cake. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sheath%20cake

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"sheath cake." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sheath%20cake.

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@misc{sheath_cake_2026,
  title = {sheath cake},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sheath%20cake},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}