sugar cube

See also: sugar-cube and sugarcube

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sugar cube (plural sugar cubes)

  2. Piece of sugar in the shape of a cube (or approximate cube), often used for coffee or tea.
    Synonym: sugar lump
    • 2025 February 19, Chris Howe, “Euston: Euston: a work in progress”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 46:
      The new building was dubbed 'the sugar cube', owing to the white tiles which were supposed to adorn the exterior of the cube-shaped structure.

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