corn-stalkn.

Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcorn-stalk.

1. A stalk of corn, esp. in U.S. of Indian corn.

ΚΠ

1697 Maryland Hist. Mag. 15 116 [The Indian] comes on the Back of his Plantation, gathers his Green Corn, cutts up his Corn stalks, and gathers his herbage.

1743 J. MacSparran Diary 31 Aug. (1899) 10 My men are going to help Jo: Mumford to cut Corn Stalks.

1768 G. Washington Diaries I. 262 Finishd cutting down Corn Stocks at all my Plantations.

1779 in Narragansett Hist. Reg. (1882) Oct. 94 Cut corn storks for cousin Hagard.

1779 T. Smith Jrnl. 31 Aug. (1821) 147 Cut our corn stalks. Never was the corn so forward.

1807 Deb. Congr. 3 Dec. (1852) 1023 The militia were but partly armed; and when drawn out to muster might be seen exercising with corn-stalks or walking canes.

1816 J. Pickering Vocab. U.S. Corn-Stalks. The farmers of New England use this term..to denote the upper part of the stalks of Indian Corn (above the ear) which is cut off while green, and then dried to make fodder for their cattle.

1832 R. Lander & J. Lander Jrnl. Exped. Niger II. x. 107 The surprising height and stiffness of the corn-stalks.

1875 H. B. Stowe Deacon Pitkin's Farm ii. 41 Through the glimmer of the yellow twilight might be seen the stacks of dry corn-stalks.

2. figurative. A tall, lithe person; hence, a nickname given to persons of European descent born in Australia, more particularly in New South Wales.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [noun] > person

mart1722

staup1825

corn-stalk1827

skyscraper1847

skelper1854

tiny1931

lofty1933

1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales II. xxiv. 116 We have, as I said before, first, the sterling and currency, or English and Colonial born, the latter bearing also the name of corn stalks (Indian corn), from the way in which they shoot up.

1848 H. W. Haygarth Recoll. Bush Life Austral. xi. 123 The average height of the Australians is probably more than that of the English, but when they exceed a certain standard they are apt to become loose made and weedy, thereby justifying their appellation of ‘cornstalks’.

1852 G. C. Mundy Our Antipodes I. ii. 45 There are probably more gleaners of the profits; not..a thinner crop of ‘cornstalks’ for the harvest,—some of them as long in the ear as could be wished.

1865 H. Kingsley Hillyars & Burtons xxviii More particular over their rations than any corn-stalk cockatoo.

1880 J. Inglis Our Austral. Cousins 149 ‘Cornstalk’ is the generic nickname applied to the native-born New South Welshman..they are thus dubbed from the prevailing tendency of the adolescens simplex of Australia to run somewhat more to length than to breadth.

1886 F. H. H. Guillemard Cruise Marchesa I. 92 We were astonished at being greeted in very fair English by a long lean cornstalk of a lad.

1908 Daily Chron. 21 Jan. 4/6 ‘Cornstalks’, as our general and sporting appellation of Australians, applies in strictness to the people of New South Wales only, on account of their height and slimness.

1934 T. Wood Cobbers 144 So let this mob of Cornstalks, Croweaters, Sandgropers, and Bananalanders go on yapping, say Victorians.

Compounds

C1. attributive and in other combinations in sense 1.

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1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 77 A spoonful or two of..corn-stalk molasses.

1848 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1847 181 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (30th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 54) VI The manufacture of beet or corn stalk sugar.

1896 T. Roosevelt Winning of West IV. 245 Such musters were often called, in derision, cornstalk drills, because many of the men either having no guns or neglecting to bring them, drilled with stalks instead.

1898 Congr. Rec. 23 Apr. 4216/1 I was a tin soldier—a kind of cornstalk captain—but I had..[some] experience.

C2.

corn-stalk cutter n. a machine for cutting up the stalks of Indian corn of a previous year's crop to allow them to be ploughed into the ground.

ΚΠ

1852 Trans. Mich. Agric. Soc. 3 101 Best corn stalk cutter.

corn-stalk disease n. a disease of cattle caused by the eating of dry corn-stalks.

ΘΚΠ

the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of cattle > [noun] > dietary disorders

dew-bolne?1523

hunger-rot?1523

grass-sick1607

grain-sick1834

hoove1840

grass staggers1858

bloat1878

wobbles1886

grain-founder1890

blowing1891

veld sickness1896

corn-stalk disease1900

cattle-sickness1903

Molteno disease1911

grass tetany1931

1900 Yearbk. U.S. Dept. Agric. 307 (Cent. Dict. Suppl.) The cornstalk disease..is a..little-understood malady of cattle.

corn-stalk fiddle n. a musical toy made of a stalk of Indian corn.

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a1834 J. Dow Serm. There is no more sentiment in the soul of an old bachelor, than there is music in a corn-stalk fiddle.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	corn-stalk
释义	corn-stalkn. Etymology: Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈcorn-stalk. 1. A stalk of corn, esp. in U.S. of Indian corn. ΚΠ 1697 Maryland Hist. Mag. 15 116 [The Indian] comes on the Back of his Plantation, gathers his Green Corn, cutts up his Corn stalks, and gathers his herbage. 1743 J. MacSparran Diary 31 Aug. (1899) 10 My men are going to help Jo: Mumford to cut Corn Stalks. 1768 G. Washington Diaries I. 262 Finishd cutting down Corn Stocks at all my Plantations. 1779 in Narragansett Hist. Reg. (1882) Oct. 94 Cut corn storks for cousin Hagard. 1779 T. Smith Jrnl. 31 Aug. (1821) 147 Cut our corn stalks. Never was the corn so forward. 1807 Deb. Congr. 3 Dec. (1852) 1023 The militia were but partly armed; and when drawn out to muster might be seen exercising with corn-stalks or walking canes. 1816 J. Pickering Vocab. U.S. Corn-Stalks. The farmers of New England use this term..to denote the upper part of the stalks of Indian Corn (above the ear) which is cut off while green, and then dried to make fodder for their cattle. 1832 R. Lander & J. Lander Jrnl. Exped. Niger II. x. 107 The surprising height and stiffness of the corn-stalks. 1875 H. B. Stowe Deacon Pitkin's Farm ii. 41 Through the glimmer of the yellow twilight might be seen the stacks of dry corn-stalks. 2. figurative. A tall, lithe person; hence, a nickname given to persons of European descent born in Australia, more particularly in New South Wales. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > bodily height > tallness > [noun] > person mart1722 staup1825 corn-stalk1827 skyscraper1847 skelper1854 tiny1931 lofty1933 1827 P. Cunningham Two Years New S. Wales II. xxiv. 116 We have, as I said before, first, the sterling and currency, or English and Colonial born, the latter bearing also the name of corn stalks (Indian corn), from the way in which they shoot up. 1848 H. W. Haygarth Recoll. Bush Life Austral. xi. 123 The average height of the Australians is probably more than that of the English, but when they exceed a certain standard they are apt to become loose made and weedy, thereby justifying their appellation of ‘cornstalks’. 1852 G. C. Mundy Our Antipodes I. ii. 45 There are probably more gleaners of the profits; not..a thinner crop of ‘cornstalks’ for the harvest,—some of them as long in the ear as could be wished. 1865 H. Kingsley Hillyars & Burtons xxviii More particular over their rations than any corn-stalk cockatoo. 1880 J. Inglis Our Austral. Cousins 149 ‘Cornstalk’ is the generic nickname applied to the native-born New South Welshman..they are thus dubbed from the prevailing tendency of the adolescens simplex of Australia to run somewhat more to length than to breadth. 1886 F. H. H. Guillemard Cruise Marchesa I. 92 We were astonished at being greeted in very fair English by a long lean cornstalk of a lad. 1908 Daily Chron. 21 Jan. 4/6 ‘Cornstalks’, as our general and sporting appellation of Australians, applies in strictness to the people of New South Wales only, on account of their height and slimness. 1934 T. Wood Cobbers 144 So let this mob of Cornstalks, Croweaters, Sandgropers, and Bananalanders go on yapping, say Victorians. Compounds C1. attributive and in other combinations in sense 1. ΚΠ 1825 J. Neal Brother Jonathan I. 77 A spoonful or two of..corn-stalk molasses. 1848 Ann. Rep. Commissioner Patents 1847 181 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (30th Congr., 1st Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 54) VI The manufacture of beet or corn stalk sugar. 1896 T. Roosevelt Winning of West IV. 245 Such musters were often called, in derision, cornstalk drills, because many of the men either having no guns or neglecting to bring them, drilled with stalks instead. 1898 Congr. Rec. 23 Apr. 4216/1 I was a tin soldier—a kind of cornstalk captain—but I had..[some] experience. C2. corn-stalk cutter n. a machine for cutting up the stalks of Indian corn of a previous year's crop to allow them to be ploughed into the ground. ΚΠ 1852 Trans. Mich. Agric. Soc. 3 101 Best corn stalk cutter. corn-stalk disease n. a disease of cattle caused by the eating of dry corn-stalks. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > animal disease or disorder > disorders of cattle > [noun] > dietary disorders dew-bolne?1523 hunger-rot?1523 grass-sick1607 grain-sick1834 hoove1840 grass staggers1858 bloat1878 wobbles1886 grain-founder1890 blowing1891 veld sickness1896 corn-stalk disease1900 cattle-sickness1903 Molteno disease1911 grass tetany1931 1900 Yearbk. U.S. Dept. Agric. 307 (Cent. Dict. Suppl.) The cornstalk disease..is a..little-understood malady of cattle. corn-stalk fiddle n. a musical toy made of a stalk of Indian corn. ΚΠ a1834 J. Dow Serm. There is no more sentiment in the soul of an old bachelor, than there is music in a corn-stalk fiddle. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1697
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