corn pone

[ kawrn-pohn ]

nounSouthern U.S.
  1. cornbread, especially of a plain or simple kind.

Origin of corn pone

1
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; see origin at pone1

Other definitions for corn-pone (2 of 2)

corn-pone
[ kawrn-pohn ]

adjective
  1. of or characteristic of an unsophisticated rural person, especially from the South: a corn-pone accent.

Origin of corn-pone

2
First recorded in 1965–70

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British Dictionary definitions for corn pone

corn pone

noun
  1. Southern US corn bread, esp a plain type made with water: Sometimes shortened to: pone

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