corncrib

American

[kawrn-krib] / ˈkɔrnˌkrɪb /

noun

a ventilated structure for the storage of unhusked corn.

corncrib British

/ ˈkɔːnˌkrɪb /

noun

a ventilated building for the storage of unhusked maize

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Etymology

Origin of corncrib

First recorded in 1675–85; corn ¹ + crib

Example Sentences

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One time, she hid passengers in a corncrib, and another time in the secret bottom of a brick wagon.

From Washington Post • Mar. 3, 2017

An old corncrib stands against the blue sky in rural Will County, testament to the decades of harvest on this Wilton Township farm.

From Chicago Tribune • Sep. 11, 2014

When this ad by a corncrib manufacturer appeared in a country newspaper, the Farm Quarterly figured that many farmers would ask: "Can I really get away with that?"

From Time Magazine Archive

Bending into it, he made his way past the garage, past the combined corncrib and granary, toward the white barn on whose galvanized cupola a riderless horse swung nervously to the east.

From Time Magazine Archive

I glance at the corncrib as I pass it and hope that Alice did not help herself to a meal for Crystal.

From "On the Far Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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