definitions

corn syrup

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noun

syrup prepared from corn.

Nearby words

corn smut, corn snake, corn snow, corn stack, corn sugar, corn syrup, corn whiskey, corn whisky, corn-cracker, corn-leaf aphid, corn-picker

Origin of corn syrup

An Americanism dating back to 1900–05
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Examples from the Web for corn syrup

  • As our corn-crop is immense, the supply of corn-syrup is limited only by the ability of the manufacturers to turn it out.

    Food Guide for War Service at Home|Katharine Blunt, Frances L. Swain, and Florence Powdermaker

British Dictionary definitions for corn syrup

corn syrup

noun

syrup prepared from maize
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