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Meanings of corn dodger in English

Small oval cake of corn bread baked or fried (chiefly southern)

Usage of corn dodger in English
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His midday lunch was a corn dodger, which he carried in his pocket.
Stories of Later American History
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In the hot ashes the good mother baked luscious " corn dodgers," and sometimes, perhaps, a few potatoes.
Four Great Americans: Washington, Franklin, Webster, Lincoln / A...
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These viands were abundantly supplemented with fried chicken, salt-rising bread, beaten biscuit, " corn dodgers," and cucumber pickles.
Something of Men I Have Known / With Some Papers of a General Na...
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- Acorndodger-Thecareful dancer.
Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891