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corn | trash |

As nouns the difference between corn and trash

is that corn is drinking horn, flagon while trash is (chiefly|us) useless things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.

As a verb trash is

(us) to discard.

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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    trash

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (chiefly, US) Useless things to be discarded; rubbish; refuse.
  • * Landor
    • A haunch of venison would be trash to a Brahmin.
  • A container into which things are discarded.
  • Something worthless or of poor quality.
  • (slang, derogatory) People of low social status or class.
  • (computing) Temporary storage on disk for files that the user has deleted, allowing them to be recovered if necessary.
  • A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in pursuing game.
    • (Markham)

    Synonyms

    * garbage (1-3), junk (1,3), refuse (1), rubbish, waste * (container) trash can * See also

    Derived terms

    * trailer trash * trash bag * trash can * trashed * trashery * trash fish * trashman * trashmover * trashy * white trash

    Verb

    (es)
  • (US) To discard.
  • * 1989 , InfoWorld (18 December 1989, page 66)
    • Fatcat also fails to warn you that unformatting will trash any files copied to the unintentionally formatted disk.
  • (US) To make into a mess.
    • The burglars trashed the house.
  • (US) To beat soundly in a game.
  • (US) To disrespect someone or something
  • To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to crop.
    • to trash the rattoons of sugar cane
  • To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn, humiliate, or crush.
  • To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to hinder vexatiously.
    • (Beaumont and Fletcher)

    Synonyms

    * See also

    Derived terms

    * trash out

    See also

    recycle bin

    Anagrams

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