pone
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pone¹
- /ˈpəʊni/ UK
- /ˈpoʊni/ US
Sounds like pony
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English pone, from Anglo-Norman pone, from Late Latin pone, from Latin pōne, imperative of pōnere (“to place”).
noun pones
- A writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts.
- A writ to enforce appearance in court by attaching goods or requiring securities.
pone²
- /poʊn/ US
Sounds like pwn · Rhymes with -əʊn
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Powhatan apones, appoans (“bread”), from Proto-Algonquian *apwa·n (“thing which has been baked or roasted”), whence also Abenaki abôn (“bread”).
noun pones
- A baked or fried cornbread (bread made of cornmeal), often made without milk or eggs.
pone³
- /ˈpəʊni/ UK
- /ˈpoʊni/ US
Sounds like pony
Where it comes from
Perhaps borrowed from Latin ponere.
noun pones · pony · poney
- The last player to bet or play in turn.
