单词 | to pop corn |
释义 | > as lemmasto pop corn P2. to pop corn: to heat dried kernels of maize or Indian corn until they swell up and burst open with a pop; to make popcorn in this way. Cf. popcorn n. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > food manufacture and preparation > cooking > cook [verb (transitive)] > cook specific food > grain cree1620 to pop corn1842 1842 H. D. Thoreau Jrnl. 3 Jan. (1981) I. 357 I have been popping corn tonight—which is only a more rapid blossoming of the seed under a greater than July heat. 1853 Harper's Mag. May 853/1 A little boy sat by the kitchen-fire, A-popping corn in the ashes. 1873 ‘S. Coolidge’ What Katy Did x. 201 ‘I popped the corn!’ cried Philly. 1907 St. Nicholas May 614/1 Grandma lives on a farm and we used to have great fun popping corn whenever we went to see her. 1979 Sunset Apr. 129/2 (advt.) The Popaire hot air popper pops 4 quarts of light, fluffy pop~corn in 5 minutes! 2005 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 23 Feb. 1 Microwaving has become the most popular way of popping corn. < as lemmas |
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