corn shuck
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But what was a corn shuck doing there?
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
She had all kinds of girl stuff setting around; corn shuck dolls, mud pies, and pretty bottles.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
It was, in fact, a yellowish-brownish-green: a bit of a corn shuck.
From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien
They was long benches made out'n hewed logs and all padded wid gray moss and corn shuck padding, and dey set pretty soft.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Oklahoma Narratives by Work Projects Administration
Roll out in pones and wrap in a corn shuck or collard leaves or paper.
From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration
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