British Dictionary definitions for corn factor

corn factor

noun

a person who deals in corn

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Historical Examples

Having no means to portion off us girls, he gave my sister in marriage to a corn-factor.
The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi
Count Carlo Gozzi
To the shaft of each hung a little board, on which was painted in white letters, "Henchard, corn-factor and hay-merchant."
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Thomas Hardy
Donald's brightness of intellect maintained in the corn-factor the admiration it had won at the first hour of their meeting.
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Thomas Hardy
"What's this, Henchard," said Alderman Tubber, applying his thumb to the corn-factor like a cheese-taster.
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Thomas Hardy
As it was, the corn-factor's stick cut like a razor through the air, and made a most musical whirr within a foot of the Jew's ear.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend
Charles Reade

corn factor

Examples from the Web for corn factor

Historical Examples

Having no means to portion off us girls, he gave my sister in marriage to a corn-factor.

To the shaft of each hung a little board, on which was painted in white letters, "Henchard, corn-factor and hay-merchant."

Donald's brightness of intellect maintained in the corn-factor the admiration it had won at the first hour of their meeting.

"What's this, Henchard," said Alderman Tubber, applying his thumb to the corn-factor like a cheese-taster.

As it was, the corn-factor's stick cut like a razor through the air, and made a most musical whirr within a foot of the Jew's ear.