corncrib

[ kawrn-krib ]

noun

1. a ventilated structure for the storage of unhusked corn.

corncrib

/ ˈkɔːnˌkrɪb /

noun

1. a ventilated building for the storage of unhusked maize

Word History and Origins

Origin of corncrib¹

First recorded in 1675–85; corn ¹ + crib

Example Sentences

Rags and blisters and a bit of corncrib penance for himself!

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Kenny climbed a fence and entered the corncrib by a flight of rickety steps.

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All that is allowed them is corn and bacon, which is given out at the corncrib and smoke-house every Sunday morning.

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He's jest mad, cos the people come over here to git fodder instid o' goin' to his empty corncrib.

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Once, during a period of rain, I lived in a corncrib for three days at an average of seven cents a day.

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