What does corn pone mean?
Corn pone means (US, Appalachia) A form of cornbread made without milk or eggs..
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/ˈkɔnpəʊn/ · noun
(US, Appalachia) A form of cornbread made without milk or eggs..
The Harvard man went back into the kitchen and sat down at a rickety table covered with a red-checked oil-cloth. On it were spread the spoiled ham, a dish of poke salad, a corn pone, and a pot of weak coffee.
Her southern accent was rich as molasses, and she really did, without affectation, call everyone ‘y'all’, but the cornpone was camouflage. A tough, clever mind was evident in her penetrating gaze […]
Use corn pone when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Corn pone means (US, Appalachia) A form of cornbread made without milk or eggs..
Common synonyms include corncake, for more, see johnnycake § Synonyms, pone.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The Harvard man went back into the kitchen and sat down at a rickety table covered with a red-checked oil-cloth. On it were spread the spoiled ham, a dish of poke salad, a corn pone, and a pot of weak coffee.
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