| hoecake | (n) thin usually unleavened johnnycake made of cornmeal; originally baked on the blade of a hoe over an open fire (southern) |
| Hoecake | n. 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. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |