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The correct spelling is corns.
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noun
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The correct spelling is corns. The main cereal plant grown for its grain in a given region, such as oats in parts of Scotland and Ireland, and wheat or barley in England and Wales. For example: "He paid her the nominal fee of two corns of barley."
Usage Examples
“He paid her the nominal fee of two corns of barley.”
“to corn gunpowder”
“Corn the horses.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.The main cereal plant grown for its grain in a given region, such as oats in parts of Scotland and Ireland, and wheat or barley in England and Wales.
- 2.Maize, a grain crop of the species Zea mays.
- 3.A grain or seed, especially of a cereal crop.
- 4.A small, hard particle.
- 5.A type of callus, usually on the feet or hands.
verb
- 1.To granulate; to form a substance into grains
- 2.To preserve using coarse salt, e.g. corned beef
- 3.To provide with corn (typically maize; or, in Scotland, oats) for feed
- 4.To render intoxicated
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