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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

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corncrib

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

Last week the guerrillas were acting more like rats in a corncrib than like rats in a trap.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Harriet remembered how Ben had blindfolded himself so he wouldn’t “see” her that Christmas night she stayed in the corncrib with a party of fugitives.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry

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