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
Nathanael West and Eileen McKenney were a defiantly odd couple, a literary mandarin and a cornfed girl from the Midwest who didn’t care much for books.
From New York Times • Mar. 18, 2010
If you can face a bear-man or a werwolf, even though all the Hy-as Ecutocks of the mountains show fight, I’ll be cornfed if I don’t stand by ye!
From The Black Wolf Pack by Beard, Daniel Carter
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