hoecake Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (southern)
WordNet
Hoe"cake` noun
Definitions
A cake of Indian meal, water, and salt, baked before the fire or in the ashes; -- so called because often cooked on a hoe. Southern U.S.