cornstalk
[kawrn-stawk]
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noun
the stalk or stem of corn, especially Indian corn.
Origin of cornstalk
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Cornstalk is said to have had a presentiment of his approaching fate.
Chronicles of Border WarfareAlexander Scott Withers
See p. 172, note 2, for sketch of life and death of Cornstalk.
Chronicles of Border WarfareAlexander Scott Withers
The harvest mouse sat on the top of a cornstalk and nibbled his supper.
"Wee Tim'rous Beasties"Douglas English
But Cornstalk and Logan would not lead a big force into any of the valleys.
A Virginia ScoutHugh Pendexter
They were butchered after making a feast for Cornstalk and his warriors.
A Virginia ScoutHugh Pendexter
cornstalk
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