SCONE

scone

(noun) small biscuit (rich with cream and eggs) cut into diamonds or sticks and baked in an oven or (especially originally) on a griddle

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Scone

A village north of Perth in Scotland; the coronation site of Scottish kings until 1651

Anagrams

• Cones, Noces, SENCO, cones, cosen, econs

Etymology

Noun

scone (plural scones)

A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.

(Utah) Frybread served with honey butter spread on it.

(informal, Australia, NZ) The head.

Verb

scone (third-person singular simple present scones, present participle sconing, simple past and past participle sconed)

(transitive, slang, Australia, NZ) To hit on the head.

Anagrams

• Cones, Noces, SENCO, cones, cosen, econs

Source: Wiktionary


Scone, n.

Definition: A cake, thinner than a bannock, made of wheat or barley or oat meal. [Written variously, scon, skone, skon, etc.] [Scot.] Burns.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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