corn pone
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corn·pone
or corn pone (kôrn′pōn′)n. Chiefly Southern & Midland US
See johnnycake.
adj. Informal
Folksy and homespun, as in manner or speech: a penchant for cornpone humor; cornpone political prose.
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corn pone
n
1. (Cookery) Southern US corn bread, esp a plain type made with water. Sometimes shortened to: pone
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corn′ pone`
n.
Southern U.S.
corn bread, esp. of a plain kind.
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Corn pone
Cornbread made without milk or eggs, and usually shaped into small patties and fried.
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