kaffir corn

noun

1. an old-fashioned and now taboo name for a Southern African variety of sorghum, cultivated in dry regions for its grain and as fodder Sometimes shortened tokaffirUSkafir

Example Sentences

Kaffir-corn, wheat, cow-peas—in fact any wholesome grain—may be used, the more variety the better.

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At about one week of age whole Kaffir-corn, and, a little later whole wheat, can be used to replace the more expensive feeds.

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Nearly all varieties of millet and kaffir corn thrive well in Cuba and furnish a very nutritious food for both stock and poultry.

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Or an ounce of wheat bran or kaffir corn meal stirred into the milk will be helpful.

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Varieties are grown in many parts of Africa, one of them being known as Kaffir corn.

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