noun South Midland and Southern U.S.
1.
Also called pone bread. a baked or fried bread usually made of cornmeal.
2.
a loaf or oval-shaped cake of any type of bread, especially corn bread.
Origin:
1605–15, Americanism; < Virginia Algonquian (E spelling) apones, appoans, poan < Proto-Algonquian *apwa·n- thing roasted or baked, derivative of *apwe·- to roast, bake
1605–15, Americanism; < Virginia Algonquian (E spelling) apones, appoans, poan < Proto-Algonquian *apwa·n- thing roasted or baked, derivative of *apwe·- to roast, bake
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noun Cards.
1.
the player on the dealer's right. Compare eldest hand.
2.
the player who opposes the dealer in a game with two players.
Origin:
1885–90; < Latin pōne, 2nd person singular imperative of pōnere to place
1885–90; < Latin pōne, 2nd person singular imperative of pōnere to place
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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World English Dictionary
pone1 (pəʊn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | pone bread, Also called: corn pone bread made of maize |
| 2. | a loaf or cake of this |
| [C17: from Algonquian; compare Delaware apán baked] | |
| pone2 (pəʊn, ˈpəʊnɪ) | |
| —n | |
| cards the player to the right of the dealer, or the nondealer in two-handed games | |
| [C19: from Latin: put!, that is, play, from ponere to put] | |
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Word Origin & History
pone
1634, "American Indian bread," earlier appone, ponap (1612), from Powhatan (Algonquian) apan "something baked," from apen "she bakes." Later used in Southern U.S. for any type of cornbread.
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Example sentences
Its lazy calculation telegraphs each plot turn and underlines emotions with corn-pone music.
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