Meaning of Scone | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A small, rich, pastry or quick bread, sometimes baked on a griddle.
2. A village north of Perth in Scotland; the coronation site of Scottish kings until 1651
3. Frybread served with honey butter spread on it.
4. A town in the Upper Hunter council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia
5. The head.
   Australia, New-Zealand, informal

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Examples

“On Wednesdays I go shopping / And have buttered scones for tea”

“Well, that's all right, then, Brian. Sit down. Have a scone. Make yourself at home. You klutz!”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“ROSS: Will you to Scone? MACDUFF: No, cousin, I'll to Fife.”

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