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corn pone
1[ kawrn pohn ]
noun
- cornbread, especially of a plain or simple kind.
corn-pone
2[ kawrn-pohn ]
adjective
- of or characteristic of an unsophisticated rural person, especially from the South:
a corn-pone accent.
corn pone
noun
- corn bread, esp a plain type made with water Sometimes shortened topone
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
The supper was a simple one, consisting of corn pone and buttermilk, bacon and scrambled eggs.
He enjoyed the breakfast of very hard corn pone and bacon, and took out his beloved watch.
Reverdy laughed, shaking his head over his plate of bacon and reaching for the corn-pone which Mrs. Braile passed him.
She has been as good as gold to the girl and shared her corn pone and drippings with a heart of charity.
He got me half a fried chicken and some corn pone and sweet potatoes, and Im feeling fine.
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