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Noun: hoecake  'how,keyk
Usage: N. Amer
  1. Thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (southern)
    "Hoecakes were a common breakfast food for field workers"

Derived forms: hoecakes

Type of: johnny cake [N. Amer], johnnycake [N. Amer], journey cake [US, dialect]

Encyclopedia: Hoecake