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corn | howard |

As a noun corn

is drinking horn, flagon.

corn

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) (m), from (etyl) , and (etyl) (m).

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (British, uncountable) 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.
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  • * {{quote-book, 1909, Johann David Wyss (Susannah Mary Paull, translator), The Swiss Family Robinson, page=462, pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=0gUCAAAAQAAJ
    • , passage= I found that we had nearly a hundred bushels of corn , including wheat, maize, and barley, to add to our store.}}
  • (US, Canada, Australia, uncountable) Maize, a grain crop of the species Zea mays .
  • * {{quote-book, 1809, Edward Augustus Kendall, Travels Through the Northern Parts of the United States citation
    • , passage=The planting or sowing of maize, exclusively called corn , was just accomplished on the Town Hill, when I reached it.}}
  • A grain or seed, especially of a cereal crop.
    • He paid her the nominal fee of two corns of barley.
  • A small, hard particle.
  • * Bishop Hall:
    • corn of sand
  • * Beaumont and Fletcher:
    • a corn of powder
    Derived terms
    * corn bunting * cornflour * cornmeal * cornstarch * peppercorn * sweetcorn
    See also
    (other words for grain) * barley * cereal * grain * maize * oats * rye * wheat

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (US, Canada) To granulate; to form a substance into grains.
    • to corn gunpowder
  • (US, Canada) To preserve using coarse salt, e.g. corned beef
  • (US, Canada) To provide with corn (typically maize; or, in Scotland, oats) for feed.
    • Corn the horses.
  • To render intoxicated.
    • ale strong enough to corn one

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) (m) (modern (etyl) (m)). (wikipedia corn)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A type of callus, usually on the feet or hands.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Welcome, gentlemen! Ladies that have their toes / Unplagued with corns , will have a bout with you.
    Synonyms
    * clavus
    Hyponyms
    * callus

    Etymology 3

    This use was first used in 1932, as corny, something appealing to country folk.

    Noun

    (-)
  • (US, Canada) Something (e.g. acting, humour, music, or writing) which is deemed old-fashioned or intended to induce emotion.
  • * 1975 , Tschirlie, Backpacker magazine,
    • He had a sharp wit, true enough, but also a good, healthy mountaineer's love of pure corn , the slapstick stuff, the in-jokes that get funnier with every repetition and never amuse anybody who wasn't there.
  • * 1986 , Linda Martin and Kerry Segrave, Women in Comedy? ,
    • There were lots of jokes on the show and they were pure corn , but the audience didn't mind.
  • * 2007 , Bob L. Cox, Fiddlin' Charlie Bowman: an East Tennessee old-time music pioneer and his musical family ,
    • The bulk of this humor was pure corn , but as hillbilly material it was meant to be that way.
    Derived terms
    * cornball * corny

    Etymology 4

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) short for corn snow . A type of granular snow formed by repeated melting and re-freezing, often in mountain spring conditions.

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    howard

    English

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • , transferred back from the surname. Short form: Howie.

    • Derived terms

    * Howardian, (Howardian Hills) * howardite

    Quotations

    * 1675 Edward Phillips, Egerton Brydges: Theatrum Poetarum Anglicanorum . page V: *: Henry Howard , the most noble Earl of Surry'', who flourishing in the time of King Henry the 8.''th , as his name is sufficiently famous for the martial exploits of that family for many generations, so deserves he, had he his due, the particular fame of learning, wit, and poetic fancy * 1984 , Love Medicine , Bantam Books 1987, ISBN 0553268082, page 238,250: *: "King Howard Kashpaw, Junior," said his new teacher. "Which one of those names would you like to be called?" *: He had never thought about it. *: "Howard'," he was surprised to hear himself answer. It was that simple. After that he was ' Howard at school. - - - *: ""He don't call himself Little King anymore," Lynette said from the kitchen. "He thinks his name's Howard ." *: "Howard ?" *: The boy looked at me and nodded. *: "He won't claim his dad no more," said King, standing in the doorway. "He's too good."

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