corn-dodgern.
U.S.
A kind of cake or bread made of the meal of Indian corn, baked very hard.
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1834 H. C. Kimball Jrnl. in Prophet (N.Y.) (1845) 15 Mar. We sometimes had to live mostly on johnny-cake and corn-dodgers.
1856 F. L. Olmsted Journey through Texas The universal food of the people of Texas, both rich and poor, seems to be corn-dodger and fried bacon.
1885 Harper's Mag. Xmas No. 135/1 Madeline..was hurrying the corn-dodgers and venison steak on the table.
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n.1834- have one's guts about one's ears
- have one's hand in
- have one's hand in the till
- have one's hand on another halfpenny
- have one's hand on one's halfpenny
- have one's hands free
- have one's hands full
- have one's hat chalked
- have one's head in the clouds
- have one's head screwed on right
- have one's head screwed on the right way
- have one's head up one's arse
- have one's head up one's ass
- have one's heart in one's boots
- have one's heart in one's etc
- have one's heart in one's heels
- have one's heart in one's hose
- have one's heart in one's mouth
- have one's heart in one's shoes
- have one's heart in the right place
- have one's heart on one's halfpenny
- have one's heart upon one's pouch
- have one's leg over
- have one's leg over the harrows
- have one's load