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PONE
cornpone, pone
(noun) cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (southern)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
pone (plural pones)
(legal, historical) A writ in law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts.
(legal, historical) A writ to enforce appearance in court by attaching goods or requiring securities.
Etymology 2
Noun
pone (countable and uncountable, plural pones)
(Southern US) A baked or fried cornbread (bread made of cornmeal), often made without milk or eggs.
Etymology 3
Noun
pone (plural pones)
(cards, chiefly US) The last player to bet or play in turn.
Anagrams
• Nope, nope, open, peno-, peon
Source: Wiktionary
Pone, n. Etym: [Of Amer. Indian origin.]
Definition: A kind of johnnycake. [Written also paune.] [Southern U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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