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doughnut

/ˈdoʊ(ˌ)nʌt/ noun A2
  1. A deep-fried piece of dough or batter, usually mixed with various sweeteners and flavors, often made in a toroidal or ellipsoidal shape flattened sphere shape filled with jelly/jam, custard, or cream.
  2. A circular life raft. (figuratively)
  3. A toroidal vacuum chamber. (figuratively)
  4. A spare car tyre, usually stored in the boot, that is smaller than a full-sized tyre and is only intended for temporary use. (figuratively)
  5. A kind of tyre for an airplane. (figuratively)
  6. A shaper for making hair into a ponytail or bun (figuratively)
  7. A vulva; by extension, a woman's virginity. (figuratively, slang)
  8. A puffy anus with the outward shape of a donut; more generally, any anus. (figuratively, slang)

Plural doughnuts

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And we had fruit cake and pound cake and doughnuts and two kinds of preserves, Marilla.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 142 · C1

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