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Meaning of PONE

Pronunciation:  pown

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  cornbread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried (Southern)
 
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 Synonyms: cornpone
 
 See Also: cornbread

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Po"ne\ (p[=o]"n[=e]), n. [L. pone, imper. of ponere to
    place.]
    1.
       (a) An original writ, now superseded by the writ of
           certiorari, for removing a case from an inferior court
           into the Court of Exchequer.
       (b) An obsolete writ to enforce appearance in court by
           attaching goods or requiring securities.
    2. (pron. p[=o]n) (Card Playing) The player who cuts the
       cards, being usually the player on the dealer's right.
    
  2. \Pone\ (p[=o]n), n. [Of Amer. Indian origin.]
    A kind of johnnycake. [Written also {paune}.] [Southern U.
    S.]
    
 

 

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