corned

[ kawrnd ]

/ kɔrnd /

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adjective

marinated in brine, often containing garlic, peppercorns, cloves, etc.; preserved or cured with salt: corned beef.

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Origin of corned

First recorded in 1570–80; corn¹ + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM corned

un·corned, adjective

Words nearby corned

corn dog, corn dolly, cornea, corneal reflex, corn earworm, corned, Corneille, cornel, Cornelia, cornelian, cornelian cherry

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How to use corned in a sentence

The engineering school dropout had sold corned beef to Africa and brokered some Brazilian diamonds with mixed success.
The Rise And Fall Of Brazilian Billionaire Eike Batista|Mac Margolis|November 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The truth, though, is that corned beef and cabbage is an entirely American meal—Irish-American, yes, but American nonetheless.
What to Eat: St. Patrick's Day|Cookstr.com|March 16, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Mounds of tuna salad, white fish salad, potato pancakes, knishes, corned beef—you name your kosher indulgence and it is here.
Gal With a Suitcase|Jolie Hunt|January 1, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Four people at table means a depletion of your smoked meat and a dipping occasionally into the corned-beef barrel.
Ruth Fielding At College|Alice B. Emerson

And you're going to eat this sandwich of corned beef and bread.
Fifty-Two Stories For Girls|Various
If corned beef was poison, as he said, there wouldn't be a working man alive in America.
The Iron Puddler|James J. Davis
There's very little flour left, and only a small piece of corned meat.
The Pioneers|Katharine Susannah Prichard
It is difficult to use up corned beef, for it is not good sliced and warmed over, as most meats are.
Living on a Little|Caroline French Benton

British Dictionary definitions for corned

corned

/ (kɔːnd) /

adjective

(esp of beef) cooked and then preserved or pickled in salt or brine, now often canned

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