corn pone

[ kawrn-pohn ]

/ ˈkɔrn ˌpoʊn /

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noun Southern U.S.

cornbread, especially of a plain or simple kind.

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Origin of corn pone

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

Other definitions for corn pone (2 of 2)

corn-pone

[ kawrn-pohn ]

/ ˈkɔrnˌpoʊn /

adjective

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

Origin of corn-pone

First recorded in 1965–70

How to use corn pone in a sentence

Morris willingly produced cornpone and bacon from a sack beside him.
Tom Strong, Lincoln's Scout|Alfred Bishop Mason
Now this same ash-cake deserves to rank with the southern cornpone or the western Johnny cake.
Blazing The Way|Emily Inez Denny
Let the reader ride from Abingdon through a wilderness of cornpone and rusty bacon, and then judge.
On Horseback|Charles Dudley Warner
Us could use 'em to git up plenty of bread and milk, or cornpone soaked wid peas and pot likker.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume IV, Georgia Narratives, Part 1|Work Projects Administration

"I wouldn't mind havin' some buttermilk an' cornpone myself," said Si.
Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6)|John McElroy

British Dictionary definitions for corn pone

corn pone

noun

Southern US corn bread, esp a plain type made with waterSometimes shortened to: pone

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