hoecake

[ hoh-keyk ]

/ ˈhoʊˌkeɪk /

noun South Midland and Southern U.S.

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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Origin of hoecake

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

regional variation note for hoecake

See pancake.

Words nearby hoecake

hodometer, hodoscope, hoe, hoe in, hoe into, hoecake, hoedown, hoek van holland, hoenir, hofbrau, hofei

Example sentences from the Web for hoecake

Joab tethered the horses and made the fire, and fried the bacon and baked the hoecake.
Lewis Rand|Mary Johnston
We'd get that hoecake out of the ashes and wash it off until it looked like it was as clean as bread cooked in a skillet.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration
Adding the roll scale had cooled the charge, and it was thick like hoecake batter.
The Iron Puddler|James J. Davis
Big Abel's answer was to draw a hoecake wrapped in an old newspaper from his pocket and place it on a short pine stump.
The Battle Ground|Ellen Glasgow

I done make the fire ebery mornin', an' cook her a hoecake 'long o' my own, so dat gal sleep half de day.
Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, August, 1878|Various