hot-dog bun

English

Noun

hot-dog bun (plural hot-dog buns)

1. Alternative form of hot dog bun.
   • 1957, The New Yorker, page 70:

     The butter rolls, for example, can be traced to the Italian housewives on Finney Lane, who first showed the Arnolds how to “tie” them, after the manner of the old country, and the hot-dog buns, of course, originated with Arnold’s memorable sprint to the Ringling Brothers circus.

   • 1991, Aethlon, page 130:

     The rain is coming down harder, making the hot-dog buns soggy.

   • 1991, Andrea Edwards, Starting Over, Silhouette Desire, →ISBN, page 113:

     When he turned and found Jessie was laughing, too, he stopped filling the hot-dog buns and frowned at them all.

   • 2000, Food & Wine:

     Generously fill each hot-dog bun with lobster salad and serve.

   • 2001, The Final Season: Fathers, Sons, and One Last Season in a Classic American Ballpark, Thomas Dunne Books, →ISBN:

     We sit on a blue metal bench, shaded from the sun, watching seagulls swoop and strut for control of a hot-dog bun in right field, and we talk about our favorite players, Kaline, Cash, Horton, Brinkman, Lolich.