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Definition of "ashcake" [ashcake]

  • Chiefly Southern U.S. See johnnycake. See Regional Note at johnnycake. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "ashcake" in a sentence
  • "He had a piece of roasted pork and "ashcake," and offered me some which I was afraid to refuse Of course I did not inform on him."
  • "I rubbed the sleep from my eyes, and after eating an ashcake and rinsing my tired limbs, I followed Mary out the door."
  • "Marster fed us plenty ashcake, fresh meat, and ash roasted"
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