johnnycake
or john·ny cake
an unleavened cake or bread made of cornmeal and water or milk, usually cooked on a griddle.
Origin of johnnycake
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How to use johnnycake in a sentence
She was slicing hot johnnycake with a knife in the pan; and now looked up at him with eyes full of curiosity.
The Little Red Foot | Robert W. ChambersThe steaks were capital; and as for the johnnycake, nobody in all Benton Valley could beat aunt Judith at that sort of thing.
Winter Fun | William O. StoddardYe'll find a haunch of venison in the cupboard that I roasted to-day, and some johnnycake; I doubt ef either be cold.
Holiday Tales | W. H. H. MurrayI guess my coffees biled sufficient, and Im about to fry me a mess of bacon and johnnycake.
The Corner House Girls Snowbound | Grace Brooks HillHe was a tremendous big feller, said MGraw, heaping a tin plate with johnnycake and pouring bacon grease over it.
The Corner House Girls Snowbound | Grace Brooks Hill
British Dictionary definitions for johnny cake
US a type of thin flat corn bread baked on a griddle
Australian a thin cake of flour and water paste cooked in the ashes of a fire or in a pan
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