Scone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /skɒn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scone is a noun meaning A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.
Meaning
A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.
More Meanings
- (Utah, Idaho) Frybread served with honey butter spread on it.
- (informal, Australia, New Zealand) The head.
- (transitive, slang, Australia, New Zealand) To hit on the head.
Example Sentences
On Wednesdays I go shopping / And have buttered scones for tea
Well, that's all right, then, Brian. Sit down. Have a scone. Make yourself at home. You klutz!
…the white ball left a 5cm gash on his scone despite a floppy white hat absorbing some of the impact.
Dinner rolls and deep-fried crusty scones that border on loaf-size or juicy fruit pies tagged with county-fair blue ribbons rise from backroad eating sites.
Word Forms
- scones
- sconing
- sconed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include buttered, sconut, griddlecake, biscuit, crumpet, brunie.
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