scone

Originally Scottish, possibly from Middle Low German schö̂ne (“fine flour bread”), or Middle Dutch schoonbroot (“fine bread; a kind of flat angular loaf”); alternatively, Scottish Gaelic sgonn, 'lump', 'mouthful' [of bread].

• (UK) enPR: skŏn, skōn, IPA^(key): /skɒn/, /skəʊn/
• (US) enPR: skōn, IPA^(key): /skoʊn/

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• Rhymes: -ɒn, -əʊn

scone (plural scones)

1. A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.
2. (Utah) Frybread served with honey butter spread on the cooked bread.
3. (informal, Australia, New Zealand) The head.
   • 2011 February 2, "Power hitting Pakistani leaves mark on lensman", Hawke's Bay Today

     …the white ball left a 5cm gash on his scone despite a floppy white hat absorbing some of the impact.

   • 2015 July 15, "Cogstate can count on rich pipeline of cognitive test trials", The Australian

     After Essendon coach James Hird tumbled off his bike and hit his scone on the unforgiving South Yarra terrain on Monday night, the chances are he was administered the Cogstate concussion test.

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

1. (transitive, Australia, NZ) To hit on the head.
   • 2004 December 3, "Sconed by a space rock - and then the headaches started", The Sydney Morning Herald

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scone

1. Alternative spelling of schône

• IPA^(key): [skɔn]

scone

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

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