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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Indian-corn bread, made with milk and eggs, and baked in a pan. See pone.

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Examples

  • And finally, it seems pretty likely to me that Mayor Creepy waited till his little corn-pone was of legal age before he pounced ...

    Kroger report on Adams imminent, sources say (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • "And finally, it seems pretty likely to me that Mayor Creepy waited till his little corn-pone was of legal age before he pounced ..."

    Kroger report on Adams imminent, sources say (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009

  • He must restrict himself to corn-pone opinions—at least on the surface.

    One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010

  • In an essay found in his papers and published in 1923, after his death, Mark Twain quotes a childhood friend on “corn-pone philosophy.”

    One Big Table Molly O’Neill 2010

  • Though the picture has been considered a bit corn-pone and Gump-ian, I find it to be neither of these things, especially with dark Fincher at the helm.

    Kim Morgan: Kim Morgan's Top Ten Movies Of 2008 2009

  • The basterds are led by Lt. Aldo Raine (Brad Pitt), whose artificially heavy corn-pone ­accent suggests a road-company production o f "Li'l Abner."

    'Basterds' Has Sound, Fury, Bafflement 2009

  • I'm tired of hearing John McCain's "My Friends," sick of Sarah Palin's phoney corn-pone accent, bored with Biden's too-wide smile does he wear a toup?

    Archive 2008-10-01 Jan 2008

  • I'm tired of hearing John McCain's "My Friends," sick of Sarah Palin's phoney corn-pone accent, bored with Biden's too-wide smile does he wear a toup?

    Hola! Thoughts on Voting, Etc. Jan 2008

  • Broadly speaking, there are none but corn-pone opinions.

    Corn-pone opinions 2004

  • And broadly speaking, corn-pone stands for self-approval.

    Corn-pone opinions 2004

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