flint corn
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of flint corn
An Americanism dating back to 1695–1705
Example Sentences
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Polenta is made from flint corn, which is coarser and holds a firmer texture, while grits are made from dent corn, which produces a finer consistency.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 10, 2023
If it wasn’t the King Philip strain, then it was another closely related variety of sweet, deeply flavorful Northern flint corn.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
This is about half the time most corn needs to ripen, making Gaspé the earliest maturing Northern flint corn.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
Davis Farm in Stonington, Conn., at the state’s southeastern tip, still grows a white flint corn that the family obtained around 1654 from a local tribe.
From New York Times ● Nov. 22, 2021
The dent corn, again, does not appear upon the flint ear, but in some isolated instances the flint corn kernel may appear upon the dent ear.
From Prairie Farmer, Vol. 56: No. 12, March 22, 1884 A Weekly Journal for the Farm, Orchard and Fireside by Various
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