Etymology
Origin of cornfed
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at corn 1, fed 1
Example Sentences
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As “Shucked” reveals, a musical seeded with farm humor finds it hard to stop with the cornfed puns.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 20, 2023
Or perhaps Connor, the so-called “first pancake”; Tom, the cornfed basic from Hockeytown; or Roman, Slime Puppy extraordinaire?
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 24, 2023
They serve Nebraska-raised cornfed beef, aged in-house for at least 28 days.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2019
Gill, who was the defensive line coach at Michigan State at the time, was expecting Shilique Calhoun to be the next elite pass-rusher to join the cornfed tankers in the trenches of the Big Ten.
From New York Times ● Oct. 15, 2015
One may ridicule this cornfed, tepid idealism, but it is none the less the raw material out of which great national purposes are formed.
From American World Policies by Walter E. Weyl
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