cornpone

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cornpone

/ˈkɔnpəʊn/ UK

noun cornpones · corn pone · corn-pone

Appalachia, US, countable, uncountable 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.
Similar: corncake, for more, see johnnycake § Synonyms
countable, derogatory, uncountable Something or someone considered stereotypical of rural, Southern US attitudes or attributes. 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 […]

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@misc{cornpone_2026,
  title = {cornpone},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cornpone},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}