hoecake
hoe·cake
noun
1.
thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (Southern)
Origin
From hoe + cake, since it was often cooked on a hoe (a type of pan, not the gardening implement).
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