corn-pone

[ kawrn-pohn ]

/ ˈkɔrnˌpoʊn /

of or characteristic of an unsophisticated rural person, especially from the South: a corn-pone accent.

Origin of corn-pone

First recorded in 1965–70

corn pone

corn bread, especially of a plain or simple kind.

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60

Reverdy laughed, shaking his head over his plate of bacon and reaching for the corn-pone which Mrs. Braile passed him.

The Leatherwood God |William Dean Howells
There was nothing but corn-pone and fried cabbage there to eat.

Little Mitchell |Margaret W. Morley
On my uncle's plantation, the food of the slaves, was corn-pone and a small allowance of meat.

The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4 |American Anti-Slavery Society
Near the door, there wafted out the good smell of corn-pone and roasting fowl.

The Plow-Woman |Eleanor Gates

"Don't be so down-hearted," she whispered, handing him a piece of corn-pone.

The Lost Despatch |Natalie Sumner Lincoln

corn pone

Southern US corn bread, esp a plain type made with water Sometimes shortened to: pone