pone

¹ American  

[pohn] / poʊn /

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 cornbread.

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pone ² American  

[pohn] / poʊn /

noun

Cards.

1. the player on the dealer's right.

2. the player who opposes the dealer in a game with two players.

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pone ¹ British  

/ pəʊn /

noun

1. Also called: pone bread.   corn pone.  bread made of maize

2. a loaf or cake of this

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pone ² British  

/ ˈpəʊnɪ, pəʊn /

noun

1. cards the player to the right of the dealer, or the nondealer in two-handed games

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Etymology

Origin of pone¹

An Americanism dating back to 1605–15; from Virginia Algonquian ( English spelling) apones, appoans, poan, from Proto-Algonquian apwa·n (unattested) “thing roasted or baked”

Origin of pone²

1885–90; < Latin pōne, 2nd person singular imperative of pōnere to place

Example Sentences

Meanwhile, a 1928 New York Times article used the phrase to describe the homemaking abilities of First Lady Lou Henry Hoover: "as American as apple pie or corn pone."

From Salon • Oct. 15, 2021

Their shop has a split personality: In the front, you’ll find all sorts of pastries and breads: currant rolls, butter bread, coconut drops, cassava pone, coconut-and-pineapple tarts and much more.

From Washington Post • Dec. 28, 2020

Richard Wright, James Baldwin and Zora Neale Hurston, to sit between them and to referee, over her favorite oysters and cornmeal dumplings and sweet potato pone.

From New York Times • Jul. 30, 2020

Un reportero divorciado pone fin al amor que tuvo con una mujer, ahora casada, hace años.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2020

Like as not, all else her folks would have was fried fatback, cream gravy, and corn pone.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns