hoecake

[ hoh-keyk ]

nounSouth Midland and Southern U.S.
  1. an unleavened cake made with flour or cornmeal, usually cooked on a griddle.

Origin of hoecake

1
An Americanism dating back to 1735–45; hoe + cake

regional variation note For hoecake

See pancake.

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How to use hoecake in a sentence

  • Any lizard attracted by my hoecake would have to be a salamander—that fire-proof creature that is supposed to live in flames.

    The Iron Puddler | James J. Davis
  • I ate some bacon and hoecake which I found in the haversack; while doing this, I took a good look at my gun and accoutrements.

    Who Goes There? | Blackwood Ketcham Benson
  • The fighter of 1861 relished the hoecake baked in the ashes; his successor partook of white bread fresh from camp ovens.

  • I done make the fire ebery mornin', an' cook her a hoecake 'long o' my own, so dat gal sleep half de day.

  • Oh, Li'l' Hannibal, mix a li'l' hoecake for your gran'daddy's brea'fus'.