corn shock

British  

noun

1. a stack or bundle of bound or unbound corn piled upright for curing or drying

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Example Sentences

In her arms she held tightly clutched an old corn shock wrapped in a red rag.

From Project Gutenberg

Right after we had halted on the other side of New Baltimore," continued the man, "I saw the pig rooting about a corn shock, and as my haversack was empty, and myself hungry, I thought I could dispose of part of him to advantage, and before I had time to reflect about the order, I commenced running after him.

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A corn shock is now a more profitable close herder than any cowpuncher who ever wore spurs.

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As it broke open, a startled rabbit broke from its cover in an adjacent corn shock and scurried across the field.

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Now Bowser the Hound kept his eyes and nose on the track of Reddy Fox, looking up only once in a while to see where he was going, so he did not see Reddy Fox slip behind the corn shock, and when he did look up, he saw only Mother Fox sitting there waiting for him.

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