BANNOCK

bannock

(noun) a flat bread made of oat or barley flour; common in New England and Scotland

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bannock (usually uncountable, plural bannocks)

(especially, Scotland, northern England) An unleavened bread made with barley, wheat, or oatmeal.

(Canada) A biscuit bread made of wheat flour or cornmeal, fat, and sometimes baking powder, typically baked over a fire, wrapped around a stick or in a pan.

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Etymology

Noun

Bannock (plural Bannocks or Bannock)

A member of a tribe of the Northern Paiute, an indigenous people of the Great Basin.

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Source: Wiktionary


Ban"nock, n. Etym: [Gael. bonnach.]

Definition: A kind of cake or bread, in shape flat and roundish, commonly made of oatmeal or barley meal and baked on an iron plate, or griddle; -- used in Scotland and the northern counties of England. Jamieson. Bannock fluke, the turbot. [Scot.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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