English dictionary
hoecake
/'h/oU/,k/eI/k/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (southern)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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A cake of Indian meal, water, and salt, baked before the fire or in the ashes; -- so called because often cooked on a hoe.
Source: webster1913