| 单词 | white corn |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswhite corn white corn n. †(a) any Old World cereal crop or grain (cf. white crop n. at Compounds 1f) (obsolete.); (b) a variety of maize having white kernels; maize of this kind. ΚΠ ?1523 J. Fitzherbert Bk. Husbandry f. xvv The sherers of all maner of white corne. 1613 G. Markham Eng. Husbandman: 1st Pt. Former Pt. x. sig. I3 This of Husbandmen is called Inam-wheate or Inam-rye, that is, white corne sowne after white-corne, as Barley after Barley. 1780 A. Young Tour Ireland (Dublin ed.) I. 197 Pease esteemed a refreshment, and enables them to have one or two crops of white corn. 1805 R. Parkinson Tour in Amer. II. xv. 329 The white corn is much higher than the yellow. 1922 Amer. Swineherd May 10/3 A ration of only white corn and skimmilk is not a safe combination for young pigs not on pasture. 2002 Philadelphia Inquirer 15 Dec. m7/4 We passed a roadside stand selling watermelon, peaches or okra instead of the white corn and Jersey tomatoes we're used to back home. < as lemmas |
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