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plural scones
A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle. quotations examples
On Wednesdays I go shopping / And have buttered scones for tea
1975 , “The Lumberjack Song”, performed by Monty Python
Well, that's all right, then, Brian. Sit down. Have a scone. Make yourself at home. You klutz!
1979, Monty Python's Life of Brian, spoken by Reg (John Cleese)
(Utah, Idaho) Frybread served with honey butter spread on it. quotations examples
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.
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
(informal, Australia, New Zealand) The head. quotations examples
…the white ball left a 5cm gash on his scone despite a floppy white hat absorbing some of the impact.
2011 February 2, “Power hitting Pakistani leaves mark on lensman”, in Hawke's Bay Today
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.
2015 July 15, “Cogstate can count on rich pipeline of cognitive test trials”, in The Australian
third-person singular simple present scones, present participle sconing, simple past and past participle sconed
(transitive, slang, Australia, New Zealand) To hit on the head. quotations
2004 December 3, “Sconed by a space rock - and then the headaches started”, in The Sydney Morning Herald