cornpone en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɔnpəʊn/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English corn Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *h₂pó Proto-Italic *po Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *tḱéytibf. Proto-Indo-European *tḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-né- Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *tḱinéti Proto-Italic *sinō Proto-Italic *pozinō Latin ponēder. Anglo-Norman ponebor. Middle English pone English pone English cornpone From corn + pone.
Meanings
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(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.
1921, T. S. Stribling, Birthright:
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(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 […]
2005, John Baxter, We'll Always Have Paris, Bantam, published 2006, page 27:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cornpones | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| corn pone | alternative | lexicographic | |
| corn-pone | alternative | lexicographic |