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scone

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English

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scones (1)

Etymology

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Originally Scots, possibly from Middle Low German schö̂ne (fine flour bread), or from Greek σκόνη (skóni, dust) or Middle Dutch schoonbroot (fine bread; a kind of flat angular loaf), from schoon (fine) + broot (bread); alternatively, Scottish Gaelic sgonn (lump, mouthful).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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scone (plural scones)

  1. A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.
  2. (Utah, Idaho) Frybread served with honey butter spread on it.
    • 1993, Ann Whiting Orton, “A Fork in the Road: Mom-and-Pop Eateries in Far Reaches of Utah Offer Som of the Finest Fair”, in Deseret News:
      Dinner rolls and deep-fried crusty scones that border on loaf-size or juicy fruit pies tagged with county-fair blue ribbons rise from backroad eating sites.
  3. (informal, Australia, New Zealand) The head.

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Verb

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scone (third-person singular simple present scones, present participle sconing, simple past and past participle sconed)

  1. (transitive, slang, Australia, New Zealand) To hit on the head.

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Middle Dutch

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Adjective

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scone

  1. Alternative spelling of schône

Scots

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Etymology

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Possibly from Middle Low German schö̂ne (fine flour bread), or from Greek σκόνη (skóni, dust) or Middle Dutch schoonbroot (fine bread; a kind of flat angular loaf), from schoon (fine) + broot (bread); alternatively, Scottish Gaelic sgonn (lump, mouthful).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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scone

  1. to strike the surface of something with some flat object
  2. to crush flat with a slap

Noun

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scone (plural scones)

  1. a semisweet cake made of wheat or barley flour, usually large and round
  2. a slap with the flat of the hand

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