cornpone
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corn·pone
or corn pone (kôrn′pōn′)n. Chiefly Southern & Midland US
See johnnycake.
adj. Informal
Folksy and homespun, as in manner or speech: a penchant for cornpone humor; cornpone political prose.
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cornpone
(ˈkɔːnˌpəʊn)n
(Cookery) Southern US cornbread, esp a plain type made with water. Sometimes shortened to: pone
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Noun | 1. | cornpone - cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern) cornbread - bread made primarily of cornmeal |
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