pone

Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle English [Term?], from Anglo-Norman pone, from Late Latin pone, from Latin pōne, imperative of pōnere (“to place”).

noun

1. (law">law, historical) A writ in law">law used by the superior courts to remove cases from inferior courts.
2. (law, historical) A writ to enforce appearance in court by attaching goods or requiring securities.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Powhatan apones, appoans (“bread”), from Proto-Algonquian *apwa·n (“thing which has been baked or roasted”), whence also Abenaki abôn (“bread”).

noun

1. (Southern US) A baked or fried cornbread (bread made of cornmeal), often made without milk or eggs.

Etymology 3

Perhaps borrowed from Latin ponere.

noun

1. (card games, chiefly US) The last player to bet or play in turn.