hoecake
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Hoecake — is a type of thin cornbread made of cornmeal, salt, and water, which is baked on a griddle. [Bartlett, Dictionary of Americanisms, p. 288: Hoe Cake. A cake of Indian meal, baked before the fire. In the interior parts of the country, where kitchen … Wikipedia
Hoecake — Hoe cake , n. A cake of Indian meal, water, and salt, baked before the fire or in the ashes; so called because often cooked on a hoe. [Southern U.S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hoecake — ☆ hoecake [hō′kāk΄ ] n. a thin bread made of cornmeal, orig. baked on a hoe at the fire … English World dictionary
hoecake — noun Date: 1745 a small cake made of cornmeal … New Collegiate Dictionary
hoecake — /hoh kayk /, n. South Midland and Southern U.S. an unleavened cake made with flour or corn meal: originally baked on a hoe but now usually cooked on a griddle. [1735 45, Amer.; HOE + CAKE] Regional Variation. See pancake. * * * … Universalium
hoecake — n. flat cake made from corn meal … English contemporary dictionary
hoecake — noun US a coarse cake of maize flour, originally baked on the blade of a hoe … English new terms dictionary
hoecake — hoe•cake [[t]ˈhoʊˌkeɪk[/t]] n. South Midland and Southern U.S. dial. an unleavened cake made with flour or cornmeal • Etymology: 1735–45, amer … From formal English to slang
hoecake — кукурузная лепешка … English-Russian travelling dictionary
hoecake — noun thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (southern) • Regions: ↑South • Hypernyms: ↑johnnycake, ↑johnny cake, ↑journey cake • Substance Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
