animal cracker

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English

Etymology

From animal +‎ cracker. First use appears c. 1878 in the Washington Post.

A collection of animal crackers.

Noun

animal cracker (plural animal crackers)

  1. A small, crispy, sweet, baked cake (biscuit or cookie) in the shape of an animal.
    • 2008, Savannah Jordan Frierson, Reconstructing Jada Channing, page 158:
      He asked Jamie to run to the closest store and buy peanut butter, jelly, bread, milk, and animal crackers.

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