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cornbread

Or corn bread

[kawrn-bred]

noun

  1. Also called Indian bread.a quick bread made from cornmeal and often including buttermilk or bacon drippings, originating from the cooking of Native Americans and common in the American South.

  2. Also called Jewish corn rye.Also called kornbroyt.a heavy sourdough rye bread, usually dusted with cornmeal.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of cornbread1

An Americanism dating back to 1740–50
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Example Sentences

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I’ll spread it on a warm slice of cornbread, maybe with a little salted butter, and I’ll remember: that fleeting, perfect window when tomatoes tasted like time itself.

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He speaks softly but passionately about his work and the show as we converse before a meal of brisket, cornbread and an assortment of sides.

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But the apex, the gold standard, was always cornbread.

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When Kelsey Barnard Clark won the sixteenth season of "Top Chef," set in Kentucky, she clinched victory with a dish that defied fine dining expectations: cornbread and buttermilk with crawfish, boiled peanuts, cucumber and watermelon.

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His breakfasts vary widely, from duck eggs to oatmeal to smoked salmon on cornbread toast.

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