a ventilated building for the storage of unhusked maize
corncrib in American English
(ˈkɔrnˌkrɪb)
US
noun
a ventilated structure, with or without a roof, for storing ears of corn
corncrib in American English
(ˈkɔrnˌkrɪb)
noun
a ventilated structure for the storage of unhusked corn
Word origin
[1675–85; corn1 + crib]This word is first recorded in the period 1675–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: constitutional, eclectic, prairie, stoma, surf