hoecake

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/ ˈhoʊˌkeɪk /

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an unleavened cake made with flour or corn meal: originally baked on a hoe but now usually cooked on a griddle.

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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

An Americanism dating back to 1735–45; hoe + cake

Any lizard attracted by my hoecake would have to be a salamander—that fire-proof creature that is supposed to live in flames.
The Iron Puddler|James J. Davis
I ate some bacon and hoecake which I found in the haversack; while doing this, I took a good look at my gun and accoutrements.
Who Goes There?|Blackwood Ketcham Benson
Us raised plenty of sugar-cane to make dat good old 'lasses what tasties so good wid hoecake and home-made butter.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Work Projects Administration
The fighter of 1861 relished the hoecake baked in the ashes; his successor partook of white bread fresh from camp ovens.
America's Munitions 1917-1918|Benedict Crowell

Some uv de time we hab hoecake en den annuder time dey'ud gi'e us obben (oven) bread.
Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration