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field corn
noun
- feed corn grown for stock.
field corn
noun
- any variety of corn that is grown as a feed for livestock
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Word History and Origins
Origin of field corn1
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60
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Example Sentences
Improved varieties of field corn will ripen during favorable seasons.
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The true pumpkin is hardly to be considered as a garden crop, and, as a rule, should be planted among the field corn.
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Sweet corn is of American origin, having been developed from field corn, or maize.
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Soil well adapted to common field corn will produce good sweet corn, thriving best on well fertilized land.
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Sweet-corn seed often decays if put into the ground as early as field-corn.
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