- spoon bread
- noun Date: 1847 soft bread made of cornmeal mixed with milk, eggs, and shortening and served with a spoon
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spoon bread
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spoon bread — spoon′ bread or spoon′bread n. coo a baked dish of cornmeal, eggs, and shortening • Etymology: 1905–10, amer … From formal English to slang
spoon bread — ☆ spoon bread n. Chiefly South a soft, light, moist bread made of cornmeal, eggs, milk, shortening, and, usually, baking powder, and served with a spoon … English World dictionary
spoon bread — noun soft bread made of cornmeal and sometimes rice or hominy; must be served with a spoon (chiefly southern) • Syn: ↑batter bread • Hypernyms: ↑cornbread * * * noun chiefly South & Midland : bread made of cornmeal with or without added rice and… … Useful english dictionary
spoon bread — baked corn bread served as a side dish to meat; fritters that were fried after being placed in oil with a spoon … English contemporary dictionary
spoon bread — 1. Chiefly South Midland and Southern U.S. a baked dish made with cornmeal, milk, eggs, and shortening, served as an accompaniment to meat. 2. Dial. any of various types of biscuits shaped by dropping batter into a baking pan from a spoon. [1905… … Universalium
spoon bread — noun US soft maize bread … English new terms dictionary
spoon — n. & v. n. 1 a a utensil consisting of an oval or round bowl and a handle for conveying food (esp. liquid) to the mouth, for stirring, etc. b a spoonful, esp. of sugar. c (in pl.) Mus. a pair of spoons held in the hand and beaten together… … Useful english dictionary
bread — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. staff of life; white, rye, pumpernickel, sourdough, whole wheat, etc. bread; slang, money. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Grain product] Syn. loaf, baked goods, the staff of life. Types of bread include:… … English dictionary for students
Spoon (liturgy) — Gold communion spoon, Ukraine, late 17th early 18th c. (State Historical Museum, Moscow). The Spoon (Greek: Κοχλιάριον, Kochliárion; Slavonic: Лжица, Lzhítza) is a liturgical implement used to distribute Holy Communion to the laity during the… … Wikipedia
batter bread — noun soft bread made of cornmeal and sometimes rice or hominy; must be served with a spoon (chiefly southern) • Syn: ↑spoon bread • Hypernyms: ↑cornbread * * * noun Etymology: batter (II) chiefly M … Useful english dictionary
