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 Stubble by Looms, George

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

From Jokes For All Occasions Selected and Edited by One of America's Foremost Public Speakers by Anonymous

"A senior makes a speech and you just walk up prettily with this corn shock."

From Jane Allen, Junior by Bancroft, Edith

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

From The Red-Blooded Heroes of the Frontier by Bronson, Edgar Beecher