corn bread

noun

: bread made with cornmeal

Examples of corn bread in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Chicken and various kinds of quick bread — biscuits, corn bread — is a very Southern thing. Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 28 June 2024 The half of you who think that sugar has absolutely no place in corn bread. Becky Krystal, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024 What's better than a warm, buttery side of skillet corn bread? Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Aug. 2023 The family also had an ample amount of side dishes, including corn bread, collard greens, mac and cheese and green bean casserole. Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 24 Nov. 2023 See all Example Sentences for corn bread 

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Word History

First Known Use

1719, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of corn bread was in 1719

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“Corn bread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corn%20bread. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

corn bread

noun
: bread made with cornmeal

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